The Waitakere Ranges Project - Appendix 6 Comment Forms Summary

5.6 APPENDIX 6 COMMENT FORMS During the consultation process, people were invited to send in their comments. A form was provided for those that wanted to use it. These were available attached to the summary document, on the Council’s website or from the Council. thTotal comment forms (faxed/emailed/post) received numbered 102 (as at 24 December 2003). Results About a third of comments relate to means of attracting funding other than from Waitakere City ratepayers alone, and resourcing. Comments focus on: buying land as special reserve weed and pest control maintenance of reserve land administrative, operational and enforcement resources. About a quarter of comments relate to strengthening protection by better use of existing methods. These relate to: identifying areas suitable for development communities deciding how the RMA should be implemented ensuring that any policy is durable over time and not subject to revision, challenge or uncertainty (with fine tuning through the District Plan, Resource Management Act or Building Act) the adverse effects of changing existing processes (increased bureaucracy and associated costs, complexity of regulations catering for different areas and associated costs, residents in the area possibly facing more restrictions on their own land) A similar number suggest strengthening protection through law changes, such as the establishment of a Heritage Area, and preventing any further subdivisions ...