The Better Off funding was granted to the Waitaki District Council as part of the Three Waters Reform for investment in community wellbeing.
Of that, $200,000 will go towards the Puketapu Track and the remaining $25,000 on developing mountain bike tracks around Palmerston.
Work on the Puketapu track will provide a more accessible walking track, and include further options for stock management fencing and planting to improve biodiversity.
The entire project is estimated to cost about $800,000. Of that, $323,000 is allocated in this year’s council budget and $330,000 in its long-term plan.
It is expected the Puketapu Trust will need to source further funding as well.
Waitaki has been allocated $3.71 million in Better Off funding altogether, $1.69million of which has been allocated for public space development.
After support costs, $750,000 went to Oamaru, $70,000 to Oamaru North and $225,000 each to Ōmārama, Otematata and Palmerston.
