Mayor of Dunedin
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.
Advocate for the Dunedin hospital to be completed and fitted out according to the original specifications.
Prioritise work on water infrastructure that diverts wastewater from South Dunedin.
Commit to delivering the full $2 billion in infrastructure upgrades in the nine-year plan, including the $1.03 billion for water services.
Reduce water waste and save millions by investing in smart sensor technology to find and fix leaks in aging pipes.
Continue education and initiatives around recycling and reuse and focus on waste reduction on all levels.
Continue to invest in upgrades for our Three Waters network.
Increase verge maintenance and work with Keep Dunedin Beautiful team and Taskforce Green to educate and promote civic pride via clean-up days.
Create a no-requirements job out of high school to clean up Dunedin’s streets.
Create an audit of how animal registration funding is being spent.
Continue staged investment in Three Waters infrastructure prioritising the defence of South Dunedin and immediately resolve issues on Surrey Street.
Prioritise the basic services expected in return for rates and show much greater leadership as mayor by communicating with the community.
Stop Smooth Hill because Dunedin does not have the waste volume to justify spending $100 million on a landfill when safer and cheaper options exist.
Add a fourth water, tears, as a consideration to ensure everybody is happy.
Put the gold coin donation rates towards buying the mayor a car.
See councillors out cleaning the streets.
Improve recycling services to reduce landfill waste and increase recovery.
Replace ageing water pipes to reduce leaks and service disruptions.
Upgrade wastewater systems to meet current and future demand.
Commission recycling facility at Green Island and expand the number of community recycling centres.
Continue maintenance and renewals programme for Three Waters which has doubled in scope this long-term plan.
Ensure that the wastewater network in Kaikorai Valley is fully upgraded so that none passes to Tahuna wastewater treatment plant and land development is facilitated.
Provide clean drinking water by no longer pouring neurotoxins such as fluoride and other poisons into the drinking water.
Replace 200 metres of the 1960s sewage pipes on Surrey Street from 14 millimetres per hour rainfall to larger than 18 millimetres per hour rainfall pipes.
Use the Green Island, Timaru and Winton landfills for rubbish disposal instead of spending 94 million dollars on Smooth Hill.
Continue to invest to ensure infrastructure keeps up with growth, supports local businesses and high quality of life for residents.
Push to have well functioning reliable infrastructure including roads, water systems, public transport and community facilities.
Attain and maintain high drinking water standards with Dunedin water for Dunedin people, not to be sold to private overseas companies.
Attain and maintain high drinking water standards. Ensure Dunedin water is for Dunedin people, not sold to private overseas companies.
Examine bringing street cleaning and reserves management in-house to provide more control, manage costs and improve resident satisfaction.
Keep Three Waters delivery under council control and invest strategically in water assets for long-term intergenerational equity.
Leverage the waste levy more strategically to invest in long-term waste minimisation infrastructure, including building a waste recycling plant.
Advocate for the Dunedin hospital to be completed and fitted out according to the original specifications.
Prioritise work on water infrastructure that diverts wastewater from South Dunedin.
Commit to delivering the full $2 billion in infrastructure upgrades in the nine-year plan, including the $1.03 billion for water services.
Reduce water waste and save millions by investing in smart sensor technology to find and fix leaks in aging pipes.
Continue education and initiatives around recycling and reuse and focus on waste reduction on all levels.
Continue to invest in upgrades for our Three Waters network.
Increase verge maintenance and work with Keep Dunedin Beautiful team and Taskforce Green to educate and promote civic pride via clean-up days.
Create a no-requirements job out of high school to clean up Dunedin’s streets.
Create an audit of how animal registration funding is being spent.
Continue staged investment in Three Waters infrastructure prioritising the defence of South Dunedin and immediately resolve issues on Surrey Street.
Prioritise the basic services expected in return for rates and show much greater leadership as mayor by communicating with the community.
Stop Smooth Hill because Dunedin does not have the waste volume to justify spending $100 million on a landfill when safer and cheaper options exist.
Add a fourth water, tears, as a consideration to ensure everybody is happy.
Put the gold coin donation rates towards buying the mayor a car.
See councillors out cleaning the streets.
Improve recycling services to reduce landfill waste and increase recovery.
Replace ageing water pipes to reduce leaks and service disruptions.
Upgrade wastewater systems to meet current and future demand.
Commission recycling facility at Green Island and expand the number of community recycling centres.
Continue maintenance and renewals programme for Three Waters which has doubled in scope this long-term plan.
Ensure that the wastewater network in Kaikorai Valley is fully upgraded so that none passes to Tahuna wastewater treatment plant and land development is facilitated.
Provide clean drinking water by no longer pouring neurotoxins such as fluoride and other poisons into the drinking water.
Replace 200 metres of the 1960s sewage pipes on Surrey Street from 14 millimetres per hour rainfall to larger than 18 millimetres per hour rainfall pipes.
Use the Green Island, Timaru and Winton landfills for rubbish disposal instead of spending 94 million dollars on Smooth Hill.
Continue to invest to ensure infrastructure keeps up with growth, supports local businesses and high quality of life for residents.
Push to have well functioning reliable infrastructure including roads, water systems, public transport and community facilities.
Attain and maintain high drinking water standards with Dunedin water for Dunedin people, not to be sold to private overseas companies.
Attain and maintain high drinking water standards. Ensure Dunedin water is for Dunedin people, not sold to private overseas companies.
Examine bringing street cleaning and reserves management in-house to provide more control, manage costs and improve resident satisfaction.
Keep Three Waters delivery under council control and invest strategically in water assets for long-term intergenerational equity.
Leverage the waste levy more strategically to invest in long-term waste minimisation infrastructure, including building a waste recycling plant.
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