How Should we Manage our Neighbourhood Reserves?

Public feedback will be sought next week on how the district’s neighbourhood reserves are managed.

Next Monday (15 December) a draft New Plymouth District Neighbourhood Reserves Plan and draft Waitara Neighbourhood Parks Management Plan will be released to the public, and submissions called.

The consultation covers 33 neighbourhood reserves in New Plymouth, Bell Block, Inglewood, Urenui and Waitara.

“Neighbourhood reserves are used every day by nearby residents so we’d love to get their feedback on the parks’ future management,” says Mr Bruhn.

“There is a separate management plan for the Waitara parks because, unlike the others in the district, these are not subject to the Reserves Act – although we manage them as if they are so they’re the same standard as any other park.

“Our first round of consultation earlier this year helped us to draft these management plans, and now we want to find out if the draft documents meet people’s expectations or if any changes are needed.”

Neighbourhood reserves are designed for use by nearby residents and are suitable for active or passive recreation. Other types of parks in the district are coastal, halls and rural domains, passive (including all walkways), sports parks and cemeteries – all of which will have management plans prepared for them over coming years.

Copies of the draft plans will be available at the Civic Centre, Puke Ariki, district libraries and on this website from this Monday. Submissions close on 27 February 2009.

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