After public consultation on the future of Raglan’s kerbside foodwaste collection, Waikato District Council’s Strategy and Finance Committee has listened to the community and agreed to suspend the service.
Sixty percent of the 774 submissions received during the consultation period said they would not be willing to support a targeted rate of $79.29 for the service to continue.
At today’s Strategy and Finance meeting [May 29] Councillors debated the merits of the service at length.
Discussion and debate focused on the need to listen to our community, the leadership required to protect our planet, the impacts of waste on climate change and financial implications on the ratepayers throughout the district.
Councillors were divided on the approach that should be taken, but opted to vote for option two.
This means that the Strategy and Finance Committee are recommending to Council that it should not implement the proposed targeted rate. Raglan kerbside foodwaste collection would therefore be discontinued on 30 June 2019.
The Committee did indicate they looked forward to discussing a possible district-wide kerbside foodwaste collection service in the future as part of the upcoming solid waste review. This review is due to start later this year.
Today’s resolution still needs to be agreed by Council, which is due to take place at next month’s full Council meeting on Monday 10 June.
Waikato District Council
