How it’s paid for
Parks and open
spaces costs
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CAPITAL SPENDING
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OPERATIONAL SPENDING
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$M
Rates
86
%
Loans
9
%
User
Charges
5
%
l I V I n G W I T H I n O U r M E a n S
key FunDeD Projects
Hamilton Gardens Fantasy Gardens development.
$1.1m over 10 years
Loans funded by
rates and external
revenue
Looking afer our existng parks and open spaces by
replacing assets.
$12m over 10 years Rates
Contnued development of Waiwhakareke Natural
Heritage Park.
$3.3m over 10 years
Loans funded by
rates
Playground equipment replacement and
development.
$4.2m over 10 years
Loans funded by
rates
WHAT WE’RE
SPENDING
HOW iT’S
FUNDED
The Council will save more than $750,000 from its parks and open spaces budget by increasing some
fees and user charges and by making cuts to maintenance programmes. all Council actvites have been
reviewed to identfy cost savings that will help balance the books.
Hire fees and charges to increase.
(over three years) 60,000
Plants for the gully restoraton programme on private land to be sourced externally.
20,000
Maintenance of street and park trees to be reduced and plantngs halved.
320,000
Minor service level cuts to toilet cleaning, mowing frequencies, plantng
beds and rubbish bin removal.
405,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT
(PeR YeaR)
COST
SAVinGS ($)
ADDITIONAL
REVEnUE ($)
CHANGES
H a m i lt o n C i t y C o u n C i l
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