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Every ratepayer in Palmerston North could face an annual bill of at least $1000 for 30 years to fund a new sewage treatment system.
It is a situation that could be repeated across New Zealand as councils are warned there are no more free lunches when it comes to water.
In Palmerston North, city mayor Grant Smith knows city ratepayers will have to dig deep for the new wastewater system, part of the Nature Calls project.
"When I arrived in the job nine years ago the project was a $30 million upgrade. It's now $640-odd million."
Regional councils have made the case for nearly $200 million in funding from the Government to deliver 80 flood protection projects quicker.
“We can’t do this alone," Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter said.
“We're hopeful that either via the budget or through a separate funding arrangement the Government will put co-investment into 80 flood protection schemes in most regions of the country."
The Government funding request totals $197.61 million, with the total programme cost, including local government investment, totalling $329.35 million.
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