MARTON COMMUNITY COMMITTEE The Council is calling for nominations to the newly formed Marton Community Committee. The Committee will comprise of between 7 and 10 elected members and up to 3 nominated youth members who are appointed by a nomination from each of the Principals of Rangitikei College, Nga Tawa School and Turakina Maori Girls College.  Council also appoints a Ward Councillor to each community committee, and has appointed Councillor Kathleen Murphy to the Marton Community Committee.     Nominations open on 14 July 2008, and close at 4pm on Friday, 25 July 2008.  Nomination forms may be collected from the Marton Office, 46 High Street, Marton or downloaded from Marton Community Committee Nomination Form  New DOG CONTROL FEES As of the 1 July 2008 new dog control fees have been set. Please see the following link for more information. Dog Control Fees BYLAWS ADOPTED The Council adopted the reviewed Stock Droving and Grazing Bylaw and the Mokai Bridge Bungy Jumping Bylaw at its meeting on 29 May 2008.  Minor changes to the proposed Stock Droving and Grazing Bylaw were definitions of "Road Margin" and "Roadway" to align with the 2004 Land Transport Rule. Click here to go to the Bylaws page to view the adopted bylaws. FIRE PREVENTION BYLAW REVOKED The Council revoked the Fire Prevention (Involving Vegetation) Bylaw 1993 at its 29 May Council meeting.  No submissions on the proposal to revoke the bylaw were received, so Council confirmed its intention to revoke the bylaw on the grounds that existing legislation already provides all the powers needed to manage fire risks in the district. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED The Council will deliberate on submissions to the Draft Annual Plan, the Draft Bylaws, the Dog Control and Owner Responsibility Policy, and the Local Authority Shared Services on Thursday, 29 May, at the Council Chambers on High Street, Marton. The written submissions that Council has received are available to view on the Consultation Page. Click here to go to the Consultation page for more information  NEW POSTCODES COMING Shortly we'll be updating our customer addresses for rates to incorporate New Zealand Post's new postcode and address standards.  You don't need to take any action - we'll do this for you.  The changes come into effect from 1 July 2008.

ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 The Council adopted the Annual Report on 15 November. Go to the Annual Reports page to download a copy