Presentation tomorrow

Tomorrow morning I will be giving my presentation to the Papakura Local Board highlighting the main points of my submission to the Local Board Draft Plan.

You can see the submission below:

The submission’s Introductory Remarks:

Papakura Metropolitan Centre is unique in that it serves and is a bit of town/urban and a bit of country/rural and as our planning needs to reflect as such. Whether that be adequate provisions forbus and rail backed up by park and rides to serve both the rural and dispersed suburban catchment(in comparison to the Isthmus with its more concentrated and intensified catchment) and roads builtto assist getting freight around efficiently. Does the Papakura Metropolitan Centre encourage people from both urban and rural catchments to both socialise and “do their business” whether it is paying bills or a spot of shopping. Or will Papakura Metropolitan Centre (as it is now) basically drive peopleto places like Manukau and big box sites like Southgate. Will our community facilities be up toscratch and will our transit links is accessible to all including those who want to walk and cycle?All things to ask and consider when setting the Local Board draft Plan. And of course as always the“wish list” in such plans is subject to funding in the respective Long Term Plans.

Will post an update tomorrow on how it went. The presentation slot is at 10:45am.