LGOIMA Request Details: LG2076
Date received: 07/06/2022
Requested information: Details of proposed stopping of Opawe Road
Status: Complete
Date responded: 18/07/2022
Response:
Thank you for your patience as we worked through the documents to prepare them for release. Please find below a link with the information you have requested. This link contains the correspondence and an excel document for the legal costs.
LG_2076_documents_for_release.zip
The link will expire after 7 days so remember to save any documents you wish to have continued access to. We recommend that this link is opened on a PC.
With regard to your 3rd question - A list of times the council has been to court or the environment court regarding matters relating to Opawe Rd in the past 10 years, when each of these happened and what for - Council has appeared once at the Environment Court in Palmerston North commencing 2016 regarding Council responsibilities under the Local Government Act 1974 and the alternative route that was advertised in 2012. This case is still ongoing.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
Warm regards,