Council to examine performance of EDU
Council to examine performance of EDU
Spending is under the microscope as Dunedin city councillors this week grapple with the 2011-12 budget, with its forecast 6.1% rates increase.
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Cost of central city leased council car parks rising
Cost of central city leased council car parks rising
Motorists are set to pay more to park in central Dunedin.
Electricity relief fund debated
Electricity relief fund debated
A multimillion-dollar fund from the sale of a power scheme could protect an endangered fund to help Dunedin people pay their power bills.
Boards press for projects to continue
Boards press for projects to continue
Dunedin's community board leaders have called on the Dunedin City Council to continue its work on city projects, while asking for more money for their own activities.
DCC could break even on Carisbrook deal
DCC could break even on Carisbrook deal
The Dunedin City Council already has potential buyers interested in taking a closer look at Carisbrook, and the chances of breaking even on the council's $7 million deal remain "reasonable", council city property manager Robert Clark says.
Council may delay projects
Council may delay projects
Delaying major capital projects will again be considered by the Dunedin City Council next week, as part of a drive to reduce a 6.1% rates hike forecast for the next financial year.
Library upgrade faces cuts
Library upgrade faces cuts
Plans to spend nearly $30 million reshaping Dunedin's library service over the next six years will be slashed in half if a proposal to be considered by the Dunedin City Council this week is accepted.
Asset sales not ruled out
Asset sales not ruled out
Dunedin city councillors are divided over the merits of delaying multimillion-dollar capital projects to ease the pressure on ratepayers, but might consider more controversial steps.
Council set to scrutinise budgets
Council set to scrutinise budgets
Dunedin's elected representatives will hit the books today as they sit down to begin scrutinising the city's budgets for the next financial year.
$5.8m outlay for garden upgrade
$5.8m outlay for garden upgrade
The Dunedin City Council faces a possible $5.8 million bill to upgrade the Dunedin Botanic Garden, and a warning any attempt to save money by deferring work on the Otago Settlers Museum could backfire.
Cuts in library services, programmes proposed
Cuts in library services, programmes proposed
Library opening hours could be reduced, and financial support for heritage and home insultation programmes could follow, as the Dunedin City Council eyes possible cuts to services during the next financial year.
Council may raise rents
Council may raise rents
Council housing rents could rise by $10 a week, which would push the cost of a single partitioned flat through the $100 a week threshold for the first time.
Debt means 'continued prudence'
Debt means 'continued prudence'
Dunedin city councillors sit down next week to grapple with the first year of a projected rates hump that will last the term of the present council.
DCC to look at raft of fee increases for 2011-12
DCC to look at raft of fee increases for 2011-12
Building consents, dog licence fees and season tickets to the Chinese Garden seem set to rise as the Dunedin City Council considers price hikes for the new financial year.
Harland's 'big ask': Save city $6m
Harland's 'big ask': Save city $6m
Dunedin City Council managers are under pressure to help find $6 million in savings and slash next year's forecast 9.1% rates increase by two-thirds.
New DCC committee chairman warns of belt-tightening ahead
New DCC committee chairman warns of belt-tightening ahead
The chairman of the expanded Dunedin City Council committee that will oversee the city's finances has warned "belt-tightening" is expected from both the council and the community during the next three years.
$60m DCC surplus from large projects
$60m DCC surplus from large projects
The Dunedin City Council ended the last financial year with a $60 million net surplus - $20 million more than expected.
Plea to defer city projects
Plea to defer city projects
Three of the most expensive capital projects planned by the Dunedin City Council, together costing tens of millions of dollars, could be temporarily shelved in an effort to ease the burden on ratepayers.
Rate rise of 7.3% projected
Rate rise of 7.3% projected
Dunedin ratepayers look set to pay an extra 7.3% in rates for the next financial year, along with increased fees and charges for activities ranging from building a house to burying the dead.
Council trims rates increase
Council trims rates increase
The $45 million Dunedin Centre and Dunedin Town Hall projects have been rejigged and delayed by a year as Dunedin city councillors try to contain the size of this year's rates increase.