Marlborough 2055 – What Matters to You?

Overview

This Community Priorities Survey is your opportunity to let us know how you think Marborough District Council (Council) should prioritise work and spending over the next 30 years.

We are asking you to think about Marlborough’s future,what you would like Marlborough to be, for yourself, your family, the life and livelihood you have nurtured.

Your feedback will help shape the Council’s draft Long-Term Plan, before it goes out for public consultation. You are welcome to request a copy of your responses at the end of this survey. However, because contact details are not being collected, we will not be responding to people individually.

This is the first time Council is surveying public opinion at this preliminary stage in the Long-Term Plan process. We are doing this so that we can have a more informed Long-Term Plan, before it goes out for consultation.

Factors to take into consideration

There are trends and changes happening in Marlborough and New Zealand that are not going to stop or slow down.

The factors can be categorised as:

• Environmental - the boundaries that our natural enviroment sets for growth
• Environmental adaptation - our economy depends on the ability of our main industries to adapt to environmental change
• Legal landscape - the obligations that are changing how Council makes decisions
• Social equity and community trust - how Council needs to meet expectations and requirements to be fair and transparent in its decision-making
• Use of technology - the opportunities for Council to use technology within robust goverance frameworks
• Centralisation - the effects of changes led by central government on how Council manages resources

These factors will inform Council decisions over the next 30 years.

Supporting documents

To establish the factors, Council completed a research report that you may find helpful to read before completing the survey.

Go to a summary of the Strategic Scan
Go to the full Strategic Scan
Go to Council’s Draft Vision, Mission and Values statements