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Wednesday, June 5 2019 Council confirms building on Tuwharetoa Street and new museum Taupō District Council has confirmed its preferred option to build its new administration building at 61-67 Tuwharetoa Street. Read the full story here |
Thank you for having your say on the new council administration building and the future of the Taupō Museum. Submissions closed on Friday, May 3 2019.
Hearings and deliberations on the proposed Long-term Plan amendment took place on June 4 and June 5 in the Council Chamber, 107 Heuheu Street, Taupo.
Copies of submissions received are available on request to info@taupo.govt.nz.
Preferred option | Number of submitters | Percentage of submitters |
---|---|---|
Option 1 – Long-term lease | 115 | 17.83% |
Option
2 – 72 Lake Terrace
(the former Council building site) | 245 | 37.98% |
Option
3 (i) – Tūwharetoa Street car park
(61 and 67 Tūwharetoa Street including approximately 80 in-berm carparks - our preferred option) | 155 | 24.03% |
Option
3 (ii) - Tūwharetoa Street car park
(61 and 67 Tūwharetoa Street including two levels of underground car parking) | 66 | 10.23% |
Option 4 – Tongariro Domain | 64 | 9.92% |
Preferred option | Number of submitters | Percentage of submitters |
---|---|---|
Option
1 – Do not build a new museum
(the status quo, our preferred option) | 474 | 79.13% |
Option
2 – Build a new museum
(on the Tongariro Domain) | 125 | 20.87% |
This consultation document presents two issues for consideration: the new civic administration building and the future of the Taupō Museum.
Consultation document for the amendment of the Long-term Plan 2018-28 (PDF, 2MB)
The consultation document has been prepared using a number of documents as supporting information. These supporting documents can be found below.
The proposed Long-term Plan amendment, which is the actual pages that will change in the Long-term Plan 2018-28 (and are based on our preferred options), can be found here:
Proposed amendment to the Long-term Plan 2018-28 (PDF, 1.9MB)