Mayor of Whanganui
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Support the establishment of a new council-controlled housing organisation to deliver affordable homes.
Ensure that council's older persons' housing complexes remain in public ownership with affordable rents and security of tenancy guaranteed.
Be a strong voice in lobbying central government for more public housing investment in Whanganui.
Cut red tape by making building consents faster, cheaper and easier, enabling more housing for the community.
Deliver more housing by setting up a housing trust, making infill housing easier and developing second-storey apartments in Victoria Ave.
Develop a strategy to encourage building owners to maximise occupancy in unused town centre buildings and set a goal for 2030.
Implement the Together, Whanganui: Council and Community framework.
Please read Oskamformayor.org.
Support the establishment of a new council-controlled housing organisation to deliver affordable homes.
Ensure that council's older persons' housing complexes remain in public ownership with affordable rents and security of tenancy guaranteed.
Be a strong voice in lobbying central government for more public housing investment in Whanganui.
Cut red tape by making building consents faster, cheaper and easier, enabling more housing for the community.
Deliver more housing by setting up a housing trust, making infill housing easier and developing second-storey apartments in Victoria Ave.
Develop a strategy to encourage building owners to maximise occupancy in unused town centre buildings and set a goal for 2030.
Implement the Together, Whanganui: Council and Community framework.
Please read Oskamformayor.org.
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