[email protected] Phone 03-543-7281 11 November 2020 Kia ora koutou Proposals to classify reserves in Moutere-Waimea Ward Tasman District Council manages 156 parks, reserves and open space areas within Moutere-Waimea Ward. Many of these areas are made up of a number of land parcels. We need to classify most of the reserve areas (207 parcels of land in total) before publicly notifying a draft Moutere-Waimea Ward Reserve Management Plan. We want to know your views on the proposed classification of these existing reserves. Submissions on the proposals are open until 15 March 2021. Where to find information about the proposals Council’s website has been updated with the following: Information about the proposals to classify reserves in Moutere-Waimea Ward: https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-council/public-consultation/current- consultations/proposals-to-classify-reserves-in-moutere-waimea-ward/ This information is also available at: www.tasman.govt.nz/feedback Learn more about Moutere-Waimea Ward reserves Parks and reserves in the Moutere-Waimea Ward range from small neighbourhood parks through to sportsgrounds and large, multi-use spaces for playing, picnicking, camping and other leisure activities. They include places like Aranui Park, Hoddy Estuary Park, Lord Rutherford Park and Faulkners Bush. They also include esplanade reserves alongside rivers and the Waimea Inlet, along with recreation reserves at Ngatimoti, Dovedale, Upper Moutere, Tasman, Kina Beach, McKee (Ruby Bay), Grossi Point, Waimea West, Brightwater, Wakefield, Wai-iti, Lee Valley and other locations. Maps showing the locations of these parks and reserves, along with other information about the reserve classification and reserve management plan review projects, are available at: Moutere-Waimea Ward reserves project: www.tasman.govt.nz/my- council/projects/moutere-waimea-reserves-project/ Have your say You are invited to submit on the proposals via: our online submission database email [email protected] post - send your comments to Anna Gerraty, Tasman District Council, 189 Queen Street, Private Bag 4, Richmond, 7050. Please send us your submission by 15 March 2021. The process Classification of reserves in Moutere-Waimea Ward will follow these steps: DATE TASK 20 November 2020 Open for submissions 15 March 2021 Deadline for submissions Mid-March 2021 Council staff collate submissions and prepare report 23 March 2021 Hearing Panel holds hearing and deliberations 20 May 2021 Council meeting to decide on proposals Late May 2021 Notice submitted to NZ Gazette for publication We look forward to receiving your submission. Ngā mihi mahana Anna Gerraty Policy Advisor .