Hastings District Council
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Get the Three waters investment Hastings needs for maintenance, industry and growth through clear forward infrastructure plans to government
Keep rates rises reasonable by using technology and tailoring parks, streets and road maintenance and upgrades to seasonal, area-specific needs.
Improve rubbish and recycling services through rebates for weekly/monthly rubbish bin emptying and finding options for non-recyclables.
Advocate strongly for Hastings District Council representation within Entity C if the government's Three Waters reform goes ahead.
Educate the community on food waste, how much this costs each household to avoid wastage going to landfills, rather than HDC collecting it.
Have service level agreements within council or suppliers to ensure events like broken water mains don't take, for example, two weeks to fix.
Commit to clean, safe drinking water.
Support incentives for reducing landfill waste.
Work together with central government to protect our Three Waters for the use of our Hastings communities.
Keep control local. We should all feel proud about what has been achieved to date around the Three Waters in Hastings.
Huge improvements have been made over recent years with both rubbish and recycling. Improved communication would assist.
Environmentally savvy residents and a council that was stricter around those who are careless with rubbish our roadsides would improve.
Ensure streets and gutters are regularly cleaned and that hotspots, ie parks and city streets are cleaned daily.
Ensure adequate rubbish bins are supplied so trash is not littered in the streets.
Provide free animal desexing to control the outbreak of stray cats and dogs on the streets. Scrap dog registration but mandate chipping.
Ensure streets and gutters are regularly cleaned and that hotspots, ie parks and city streets are cleaned daily.
Ensure adequate rubbish bins are supplied so trash is not littered in the streets.
Provide free animal desexing to control the outbreak of stray cats and dogs on the streets. Scrap dog registration but mandate chipping.
Encourage residents to be Hastings proud not only in what council achieves but being proud of their patches. Competitions and initiatives.
Support individual households for recycling will promote more recycling.
Support events that will encourage recycling of clothing etc.
Introduce lids for recycling bins. Bins of plastic are blown into drains or waterways on windy days. Do they need to be hard, soft, net?
Keep decision making about local resources at a local level. One district has no clue of the needs of another district without living it.
Invest in opportunities to recycle more products and prevent mass build up in landfill. Create up-cycling and recycling mantras as a norm.
Get the Three waters investment Hastings needs for maintenance, industry and growth through clear forward infrastructure plans to government
Keep rates rises reasonable by using technology and tailoring parks, streets and road maintenance and upgrades to seasonal, area-specific needs.
Improve rubbish and recycling services through rebates for weekly/monthly rubbish bin emptying and finding options for non-recyclables.
Advocate strongly for Hastings District Council representation within Entity C if the government's Three Waters reform goes ahead.
Educate the community on food waste, how much this costs each household to avoid wastage going to landfills, rather than HDC collecting it.
Have service level agreements within council or suppliers to ensure events like broken water mains don't take, for example, two weeks to fix.
Commit to clean, safe drinking water.
Support incentives for reducing landfill waste.
Work together with central government to protect our Three Waters for the use of our Hastings communities.
Keep control local. We should all feel proud about what has been achieved to date around the Three Waters in Hastings.
Huge improvements have been made over recent years with both rubbish and recycling. Improved communication would assist.
Environmentally savvy residents and a council that was stricter around those who are careless with rubbish our roadsides would improve.
Ensure streets and gutters are regularly cleaned and that hotspots, ie parks and city streets are cleaned daily.
Ensure adequate rubbish bins are supplied so trash is not littered in the streets.
Provide free animal desexing to control the outbreak of stray cats and dogs on the streets. Scrap dog registration but mandate chipping.
Ensure streets and gutters are regularly cleaned and that hotspots, ie parks and city streets are cleaned daily.
Ensure adequate rubbish bins are supplied so trash is not littered in the streets.
Provide free animal desexing to control the outbreak of stray cats and dogs on the streets. Scrap dog registration but mandate chipping.
Encourage residents to be Hastings proud not only in what council achieves but being proud of their patches. Competitions and initiatives.
Support individual households for recycling will promote more recycling.
Support events that will encourage recycling of clothing etc.
Introduce lids for recycling bins. Bins of plastic are blown into drains or waterways on windy days. Do they need to be hard, soft, net?
Keep decision making about local resources at a local level. One district has no clue of the needs of another district without living it.
Invest in opportunities to recycle more products and prevent mass build up in landfill. Create up-cycling and recycling mantras as a norm.
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