Submission
9 year plan feedback
Should we remove 231 Stuart Street (formerly the Fortune Theatre) from the list of strategic assets in the DCC Significance and Engagement policy?
Yes, remove 231 Stuart Street from the list of strategic assets (this is our preferred option)
Do you have any comments about 231 Stuart Street?
Should we charge an entry fee of $20 (incl. GST) for international visitors aged 16 and over, at Toitū and Dunedin Public Art Gallery?
No, do not introduce an entry fee of $20 (incl. GST)
Do you have any comments about the entry fee for international visitors?
I agree with charging a fee but this is too high. International visitors already feel ripped off visiting Dunedin, look at the numbers who catch the #14 bus rather than use the outrageously priced shuttle service. It's not like our gallery is something unique or special. $10 in the first year would seem much fairer.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
Local Water Done Well feedback
Which water services delivery model do you support?
A Three Waters Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO)
Why did you choose this option?
I do not believe that based on previous experience of their operations that Council have the capability and expertise to manage this.
Do you have any other feedback related to the proposed water services delivery models?
How can it cost $750,000 to build a toilet block?! You could build a 5 bedroom house for that amount. Council already owns the land. Allowing for the extra accessibility features, which I support, this seems like an insane cost. I do not believe it is the job of Council to promote events. If they are commercially viable they would stand on their own merit. Council can help to fund suitable venues (such as the Regent) which serve a dual community service along with commercial opportunities. We were told the stadium would attract events, now you're saying we have to pay millions to go begging for people to come here. It would be far better to invest in the cycle tunnels so the track that now starts in Queenstown could end in Dunedin rather than Waihola. Cycle tourism is a potentially very big market. Complex divided cycleways have had far more investment than their use justifies. Investing the in the tunnels project would solve the hill problem for commuters. I would like to see Council reduce funding to events, leaving that to the private sector, and invest in infrastructure.
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