Two ‘community visioning’ workshops held in Luggate last winter have resulted in a draft long-term vision for the area, which will be presented at Whare Mahana (Luggate’s new memorial centre) this week.

More than 100 people attended the workshops last year, and locals have been working on a report on the outcomes for the past six months. 

The last community plan for Luggate was written in 2003.

“In the short term, the adequacy of water and other infrastructure may act as a natural brake on the rate of that growth so it’s a great time for the community to get ahead of some of that,” Shaping Our Future (SOF) executive officer John Glover said last July. 

Luggate’s new long-term vision for the town includes recommendations on water infrastructure, community, the state highway corridor, reserves, shops and services, tracks and trails, environment and biodiversity, and heritage. PHOTO: Wānaka App

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SOF, in conjunction with the Luggate Community Association, is hosting two public meetings this week to present the new draft community vision.

The document includes a series of recommendations. 

“The report describes a new long-term vision for the town along with 26 recommendations for action relating to water infrastructure, community, the state highway corridor, reserves, shops and services, tracks and trails, environment and biodiversity, and heritage,” John said.

“The purpose of these meetings is to present the vision and recommendations and make sure that they address what the community told us last year. Both meetings cover the same ground – we just wanted to give a couple of options for attending.  

“Once the report has been signed off, we can help support the community with the next steps towards implementing the recommendations.”

The meetings are being held at Whare Mahana on Wednesday March 19 (7-9pm) and Sunday March 24 (10-12pm).