A new bottle store is to open at Washdyke, opposite the site of another proposed bottle store which had its liquor licence application declined earlier this year.
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Singh Trading has been granted a liquor off-licence to operate a bottle store in this former cafe in Pleasant Point, but the decision is now subject to an appeal.
A Pleasant Point primary school has lodged an appeal against a decision to allow a new bottle store to open the small South Canterbury town. St Joseph’s School principal and board of trustees member Aroha Stewart confirmed an appeal had been made to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) but would not comment further. On April 6, the Timaru District Licensing Committee (DLC), comprising Sharyn Cain (commissioner), Peter Burt, Gavin Oliver and David Jack, approved Singh Trading (2016) Ltd director Mandeep Singh’s application to open a Bottle-O liquor store at 57 Main Rd, Pleasant Point, in premises previously used for a cafe.
A report recommending the Waimate District Council considers changing how it charged developers for resource consent applications was left to lie on the table at this week's council meeting.
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Waimate District Council staff are frustrated with auditing fees following a report from Audit New Zealand. (File photo)
The Waimate District Council and Audit New Zealand have expressed frustration at auditing costs related to delays in schemes they share with the Timaru District Council. Audit New Zealand s Waimate audit director Rudie Tomlinson spoke to the 50-page report at Tuesday’s audit and risk committee meeting in Waimate which outlined issues related to valuations involving Alpine Energy and Downlands Water Scheme which are jointly, or part-owned, by South Canterbury s three district councils. Mayor Craig Rowley said there was an extra $78,000 in fees which chief executive Stuart Duncan revealed had been halved to $36,000. Duncan said later the overall cost was sitting at $110,000 but that was still open for negotiation.