Mayor of Hamilton
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.
Ensure effective, efficient transfer of water to IAWAI.
Strengthen urban amenity through regular cleaning, waste management and responsive community engagement.
Ensure responsible pet ownership, public safety and animal welfare through effective regulation, education and enforcement.
Install attractive, robust, state-of-the-art public rubbish bins, sparing no expense.
Restrict dog ownership in the suburbs and prohibit guard dogs.
Implement the city's Three Waters infrastructure strategies for quality drinking water supply, wastewater containment and sewerage disposal.
Oppose separate rates-funded rubbish collection for low-income earners.
Prohibit irresponsible dog owners from owning dogs.
Consider disbanding the new water company and investigate any deception, faults, fraud or bad faith dealing used in its creation.
Ring-fence water services revenue and look at forming bulk buying consortia to prudently manage water infrastructure costs.
Stop the new water company's plans to take on huge debts and stop the projected approximately threefold increase in household water service costs over ten years.
Clean streets and kerbs regularly to avoid cluttering up rubbish.
Fund rates collection and provide landfill places while ensuring animal control and dog licensing protect people.
Manage drinking water, wastewater and sewage well with clean drinking water, rainwater collection and treated sewage as essentials.
Fix six to ten million litres of daily leaks with acoustic detection, saving $0.9 to $2.2 million yearly to fund Hamilton Lake's water quality for all Kiwis.
Interrogate the effectiveness of recycling to make sure money is not wasted on a perceived benefit and reevaluate the food scrap regime.
Reject water meters to avoid $50 million costs, ensuring affordable water services for all Hamiltonians without rate hikes.
Enforce stricter protections against industrial and agricultural pollution of waterways.
Reduce waste sent to landfill and protect marine ecosystems.
Review animal control procedures and funding levels for desexing and animal control.
Ensure effective, efficient transfer of water to IAWAI.
Strengthen urban amenity through regular cleaning, waste management and responsive community engagement.
Ensure responsible pet ownership, public safety and animal welfare through effective regulation, education and enforcement.
Install attractive, robust, state-of-the-art public rubbish bins, sparing no expense.
Restrict dog ownership in the suburbs and prohibit guard dogs.
Implement the city's Three Waters infrastructure strategies for quality drinking water supply, wastewater containment and sewerage disposal.
Oppose separate rates-funded rubbish collection for low-income earners.
Prohibit irresponsible dog owners from owning dogs.
Consider disbanding the new water company and investigate any deception, faults, fraud or bad faith dealing used in its creation.
Ring-fence water services revenue and look at forming bulk buying consortia to prudently manage water infrastructure costs.
Stop the new water company's plans to take on huge debts and stop the projected approximately threefold increase in household water service costs over ten years.
Clean streets and kerbs regularly to avoid cluttering up rubbish.
Fund rates collection and provide landfill places while ensuring animal control and dog licensing protect people.
Manage drinking water, wastewater and sewage well with clean drinking water, rainwater collection and treated sewage as essentials.
Fix six to ten million litres of daily leaks with acoustic detection, saving $0.9 to $2.2 million yearly to fund Hamilton Lake's water quality for all Kiwis.
Interrogate the effectiveness of recycling to make sure money is not wasted on a perceived benefit and reevaluate the food scrap regime.
Reject water meters to avoid $50 million costs, ensuring affordable water services for all Hamiltonians without rate hikes.
Enforce stricter protections against industrial and agricultural pollution of waterways.
Reduce waste sent to landfill and protect marine ecosystems.
Review animal control procedures and funding levels for desexing and animal control.
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