Views on footpath upgrades welcomed
Views on footpath upgrades welcomed
About 15 people attended a public meeting in Brighton last week to discuss proposed improvements to footpaths in the township.
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Rodeo attracts high number of entries
Rodeo attracts high number of entries
This year's Outram Rodeo is shaping up to be one of the best yet, publicity officer Fred Dougherty says.
Backstop wall plans by year end
Backstop wall plans by year end
Designs for a backstop wall at Ocean Beach Domain will be completed by the end of the year so they are ready to implement in the case of an emergency.
Broad Bay retaining wall work to start by end of year
Broad Bay retaining wall work to start by end of year
Work is expected to start on a new $900,000 retaining wall at Broad Bay by the end of the year.
Stadium review: 'We need a solution'
Stadium review: 'We need a solution'
As Forsyth Barr Stadium continues to drain Dunedin City Council funds, the DCC's new chief executive has slammed the existing operating model as ''fundamentally optimistic'' and started a major review.
Mobile food bylaw could be relaxed after feedback
Mobile food bylaw could be relaxed after feedback
Mobile food traders could soon be dotted around Dunedin's central city, and potentially along the main shopping streets, under a proposed relaxation of the bylaw governing where they can operate.
Agency replacing Tourism Dunedin
Agency replacing Tourism Dunedin
Tourism Dunedin is to be disestablished and its work absorbed by a new Dunedin City Council in-house marketing agency that will promote the city's business, education and tourism.
Realignment dispute bill likely to top $1m
Realignment dispute bill likely to top $1m
The ratepayer bill for a dispute between the Dunedin City Council and one of its city councillors is set to pass $1 million.
Adjudicator to hear complaint against mayor
Adjudicator to hear complaint against mayor
An independent adjudicator is to be called in to hear a code of conduct complaint against Dunedin's mayor.
Staff explain surplus
Staff explain surplus
Dunedin City Council staff yesterday moved to explain further the surplus made by the council's solid waste activities.
Agreement to consider weighbridge for landfill
Agreement to consider weighbridge for landfill
Councillors under fire from Dunedin residents about fees at the Green Island landfill have agreed to at least consider a weighbridge option.
$22,000 proposed to progress food resilience options
$22,000 proposed to progress food resilience options
They debated it for an hour and a-half and, even though some of them did not understand what it was, in the end most of them voted to ask ratepayers if they wanted to spend $22,000 on it.
Council signal on Mosgiel pool
Council signal on Mosgiel pool
The Dunedin City Council has sent a signal to the Mosgiel community.
Extra money sought for Regent Theatre
Extra money sought for Regent Theatre
The Dunedin City Council is being asked to commit another $70,000 a year to the Otago Theatre Trust so it can meet the extra costs it faces since the redevelopment of the Regent Theatre.
Discretionary role favoured
Discretionary role favoured
Its preference is not to have a permanent representative on the board of the trust that runs the Regent Theatre, but instead make provisions to have someone sit on the board at the council's discretion, the Dunedin City Council has decided.
Don't sacrifice standards for savings, council told
Don't sacrifice standards for savings, council told
Ensuring the level of service from council contractors is maintained has emerged as a general concern from Dunedin community boards as the city council continues putting the screws on spending.
Museum may get more funds
Museum may get more funds
A three-year freeze on Dunedin City Council levy contributions to the Otago Museum could be nearing an end.
Options put to council on food planning
Options put to council on food planning
It would take about $15,000 a year and a person working one day a week to enable a more co-ordinated approach to ensuring the adaptability of Dunedin's food supply, Dunedin City Council staff say.
Cat safe after night on high
Cat safe after night on high
There was no way Moo Moo was coming down on her own.
Second weigh bridge considered
Second weigh bridge considered
Dunedin city councillors will consider the option of installing a weighbridge at the Green Island landfill to more accurately charge each person for the amount of rubbish they want to dump.