Covid and flooding pose challenges for Timaru District Council
John Bisset/Stuff Covid and the Rangitata River floods took a bite out of the council's finances in the July 2019-20 financial year. Covid-19, Rangitata River flooding and a hailstorm contributed to a "year of adversity" for the Timaru District Council. Timaru District mayor Nigel Bowen agreed it had been a turbulent financial year when questioned on the 2019-2020 annual report which will be ratified at a council meeting on Tuesday. The report, titled a "Year of Adversity", says it had been a particularly challenging financial year, with the Rangitata River floods, the Timaru hailstorm and ...
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