After reading some very thoughtful responses to the question regarding who has read the Essentially Waiheke Strategic Plan, I can see there is agreement among those who responded to revisit the document as a community to make it Waiheke's own, as opposed to a Council Office-generated plan.
Would you be willing to form a working group to update Essentially Waiheke before Christmas Holidays?
Millie
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Hi Millie,
Thank you for your suggestion. My concern is that there is a danger that updating Essentially Waiheke before the Christmas holidays could undo / or diminish the general good feeling and wide community ownership and endorsement of the document. I think that we are better to build on the general consensus for the strategic direction for Waiheke that this document represents and prepare an implementation plan or action plan or spatial plan that gives effect to Essentially Waiheke. This could be the basis for our \\\\\\\'Local Plan\\\\\\\'. This needs to be our key focus in maximising our influence with the Auckland Council including CCO\\\\\\\'s. It will also represent a step change for our community - which will bring new energy and enthusiasm - building on work in the past and not simply re-visiting it.
There are alot of good examples we could draw on for what this would look like. I have many ideas I would be eager to discuss with the Local Board and the wider community. Basically my thoughts are that whilst the objectives and policies in the District Plan are generally consistent with Essentially Waiheke - the District Plan is purely a regulatory plan. What we need is a more proactive plan that ensures the public and private sector delivers what we want.
Marijke
Yes Millie. That would be a good move.
andy
