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Warkworth is a step closer to getting its own town centre plan that will guide how the CBD can be improved and developed in the future.
Rodney Local Board is on the verge of choosing a consultant to develop the plan and once that contract is awarded, the process and a timeline will follow.
The need for a town centre plan was outlined in Rodney Local Board’s 2020 three-year plan and it is also a priority for One Mahurangi Business Association this year (MM, Feb 22).
“Our town centres and villages have seen little improvement for over a decade,” the Board said in its plan document.
“We need the community to be involved in creating town centres, parks and facilities that are fit for the future, that create a sense of pride, and that encourage people to buy local food, goods and services.
This will be particularly important as we recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
One Mahurangi says that with all the development that is coming, development of such a plan needs to start this year.
Board deputy chair Beth Houlbrooke agreed.
“As the Local Board project lead for Warkworth Town Centre Improvements, as well as the local board liaison on the One Mahurangi BID, I’m keenly looking forward to seeing progress on this project,” she said. “So naturally I want to see a start well before the end of the electoral term.”
Any such plan would attempt to address issues such as parking and traffic, as well as putting in place visions, aims and priorities for future development.
