Pursuant to section 23 (1) (b) of the Public Works Act 1981, take notice that the Queenstown Lakes District Council ("the council") proposes to take the land being comprised and described as Lot 1, D.P. 306621, contained in certificate of title 5813, Otago Land District, that fronts the Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway, Wakatipu Basin.
The land is required for sewage treatment purposes and it is intended to use the land as a site for a sewage treatment facility.
It is considered necessary to take the land due to:
(a) the projected population growth in the Wakatipu area is such that the present sewage discharge arrangements will be unable to support growth beyond the immediate future. That growth is already permitted due to the zoning provisions of the council's district plan.
(b) land in the Queenstown Lakes District that is suitable for the siting of a new sewage disposal site is limited due to the need to control the treatment on to land.
(c) the land described herein is suitable for the siting of a new sewage disposal facility due to the proximity to the current facility and also the nature of the surrounding land.
Any person wishing to object to the proposed taking of the said land may forward a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Tribunals Division, Justice Department, P.O. Box 2750, Wellington, within 20 working days of the date of publication of this notice.
If you make an objection in accordance with this notice, a public hearing will be held and you will be advised of the time and place of the hearing and will have the right to appear and be heard.
D. C. FIELD, Chief Executive Officer, Queenstown Lakes District Council.