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If the on-demand shuttle bus service for Warkworth, Leigh and Sandspit does go ahead later this year, it will absorb the final $3 million remaining in the Rodney Local Board targeted rate budget.
The $150 per annum rateable property charge was introduced in 2018 and to date, has been allocated to mainly footpaths $21,824,000 (35 projects), community transport hubs (Warkworth and Huapai) $10,500,000, and bus services $10,059,539. The launch of the bus services was funded from the targeted rate, but the services are now being managed and funded by Auckland Transport.
A Local Board meeting was told this month that public consultation would be held ahead of the launch of the new on-demand and fixed-route shuttle services in the Warkworth area.
Consultation will ensure the public is happy with the suggested zone for the Warkworth on-demand service and the timetables for the Leigh and Sandspit services.
Consultation would also provide an opportunity to gather feedback on these services to determine details such as where the Leigh and Sandspit services might stop en-route.
The on demand bus services are expected to be operating from the second half of this year.
