Lower Hutt City Council
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Designate the riverfront from Meling to Seaview as a tourism activation zone with Riverlink planning and encourage licensed tour operators.
Encourage foot traffic by creating satellite business growth around the art walks and allow incentives and permits for pop-up vendors and cafes.
Establish a riverside artist trail and large-scale mural walking destinations and pair artists with business sponsorship to fund materials.
Embed the Treaty of Waitangi into policies and partner in good faith with Māori.
Partner with Māori on the Māori economy.
Work with existing partners to understand and act upon emergent opportunities.
Continue strong advocacy to the Government to maintain funding and support for the Gracefield research campus.
Maintain close liaison with Central Hutt business amid Riverlink construction disruption and work agilely with their ideas.
Revisit parking meter revenue options to limit impact of council finance re-examination post Metro Water.
Commit to maintaining water infrastructure to the highest level.
Create a CBD where small local entrepreneurs can thrive.
Support programmes that create opportunities for youth to be employed.
Designate the riverfront from Meling to Seaview as a tourism activation zone with Riverlink planning and encourage licensed tour operators.
Encourage foot traffic by creating satellite business growth around the art walks and allow incentives and permits for pop-up vendors and cafes.
Establish a riverside artist trail and large-scale mural walking destinations and pair artists with business sponsorship to fund materials.
Embed the Treaty of Waitangi into policies and partner in good faith with Māori.
Partner with Māori on the Māori economy.
Work with existing partners to understand and act upon emergent opportunities.
Continue strong advocacy to the Government to maintain funding and support for the Gracefield research campus.
Maintain close liaison with Central Hutt business amid Riverlink construction disruption and work agilely with their ideas.
Revisit parking meter revenue options to limit impact of council finance re-examination post Metro Water.
Commit to maintaining water infrastructure to the highest level.
Create a CBD where small local entrepreneurs can thrive.
Support programmes that create opportunities for youth to be employed.
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