Tamahere gully
Tamahere ratepayers being asked to consider paying an annual nature rate have a couple of days left to respond.
Submissions on a plan which would levy ratepayers $1 a week close on Sunday.
The targeted annual rate, to run for five years, would contribute to conservation work in the Tamahere gully network.
The Tamahere Mangaone Restoration Trust has been working in the Mangaone, Mangaharakeke and Mangaonui gullies for over a decade on a voluntary basis.
Grants and donations have covered costs and the trust has been supported by Waikato District Council since 2021 when a memorandum of understanding was signed and annual funding of $3000 was agreed to.
The rate would be applied to properties in what was the Tamahere ward before 2022 and fund work on council land and reserves, or on land which the public can access.
Works would include gully restoration and maintenance, and community education and awareness.
