Youth councillors share their vision of future development
19/11/2021 4:21am
“Dear younger me. It’s 2050. A lot has changed....”
Ideas for our region’s growth were shared by those who will experience it the most in the years ahead, as Youth Council members from around the top of the south took part in workshops on the Nelson Tasman Future Development Strategy (FDS).
Representatives from Nelson Whakatū and around Tasman took part in briefings and workshop events last month, creating a vision to help inform the overarching outcomes and direction of our FDS, alongside feedback from key stakeholders, the community and Councillors.
Key themes and feedback that emerged included:
- Importance of public spaces and amenities, particularly for youth
- Public transport, particularly bus service
- Protection of the natural environment
- Sustainability measures including waste reduction, renewable energy, bioproduct
- Density within centres
- Balancing between growth and maintaining the small village feel of townships
- Housing affordability and choice
The workshops included a postcard activity where youth councillors wrote their future selves a vision of what their town’s development will look like in 30 years' time.
The FDS is a joint project between Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council and sets out where and how residential and business growth within Nelson and Tasman will occur over the next 30 years.
Following our online engagement period, which included several webinars, we are now drafting the new FDS which will be publicly notified in March 2022.
For further details email us at futuredevelopmentstrategy@ncc.govt.nz or go to the Shape Nelson website:
