Invercargill City Council’s mission to digitise tens of thousands of paper property files will be celebrated this week at the opening of the exedee Invercargill Digitisation Centre. The 33,000 Council property files, currently housed in the basement of the Civic Administration Building, are being scanned and digitally recorded by digitisation specialists exedee, whose Invercargill office […]
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Council files going digital
Residents wanting information held on Invercargill City Council property files will enjoy much faster service in the future as the city’s property files go digital. Council’s property files are currently housed in the basement of the Central Administration Building and comprise thousands of paper files which are accessed daily by Council staff as well as […]
Read More >Councillors to consider change to rates increase
Invercargill City Councillors are set to consider a change to the proposed rates increase following feedback from the community. While a rates increase of 7.78 per cent had been originally forecast in the Council’s draft Annual Plan, it has been revised to a 7.15 per cent increase. A report outlining options for further reducing the […]
Read More >Councils collaborate to promote election participation
With Local Government elections fast approaching, Southland Councils are banding together to encourage as many people as possible to get involved in the democratic process, as well as encouraging people to vote. Invercargill City Council, Southland District Council, Gore District Council, and Environment Southland are coming together in collaboration for Vote Murihiku 2022 to encourage […]
Read More >Feedback sought on draft annual plan
Invercargill City Council wants to hear the community’s views as its Annual Plan sees an adjustment from the Long-term Plan due to changes in the economic environment and new project work including City Streets Stage 2 and the Museum project. Consultation is now open on the Draft Annual Plan 2022/23, which outlines what Invercargill City […]
Read More >Feedback sought on museum rebuild options
The Invercargill community will this month be asked their views on options identified for the future of the region’s museum. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan 2021-2031 to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the region’s museum and art gallery and agreed to review whether a new building would better meet the region’s […]
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