northland chamber

Submission No 2 to NRC Annual Plan 2008

Submission to:

The Northland Regional Council.

Submission regarding:

Proposed Amendment in the Draft Annual Plan to the Northland Long Term Council Community Plan regarding the establishment of a council controlled trading organisation for the establishment of an infrastructure development authority

NRC Application Number

Nil

Submission by:

The Northland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.

General Nature of Submission

In support of the amendment to the LTCCP to add the scope of work to the levels of service section viz; 5.2.8 – Undertake a detailed feasibility study of regional infrastructure priorities, establish a funding vehicle and develop funding strategies to enable major infrastructure projects.

The Northland Chamber of Commerce

The Northland Chamber of Commerce currently has 340 financial members that employ the equivalent of 4000 full time employees.

Since 1903, the Northland Chamber of Commerce has served the needs of the Northland business community through its public policy and advocacy initiatives and its business development programs and services.

The Chamber also works to ensure that Northland has a business-friendly environment where all businesses can grow and prosper. With this, also comes paying close attention to the quality of life the region offers our members’ employees and families. The Chamber works to make a difference in Northland’s future and to help Northland grow.

The Northland Chamber of Commerce generally favour well researched development projects that add value to the economy, community and infrastructure of the region especially those projects that undergo rigorous scrutiny to ensure that the community and environment are protected.

1. The Northland Chamber supports this application as one that would practically support the growth of the region.
2. The Northland Chamber of Commerce prefers to see economic and infrastructure development happening on a regional level and the formation of a CCTO through our Regional Council would be the best way of facilitating this.
3. The Northland Chamber of Commerce believes that the Governance of such an organisation would benefit from recruiting the best people from the Government and Private sectors.
4. We are heartened to see that investigation into an infrastructure development authority will be undertaken within existing budget.

We do not wish to be heard on this submission