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August 30, 2018
ATCA Submission on Safety Bylaw Amendment – Removal of Powered Craft on Upper Clutha
August 29, 2018 Executive Summary: The Albert Town Community Association seeks the following decision from the Queenstown Lakes District Council on the Navigational Safety Bylaw Amendment: 1. Accept 1.1 (a) (ii) (iii) (b) of the proposed amendment. However, we continue to plead for year around removal of powered vessels from the Albert Town
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Submissions Needed on Clutha Bylaw Banning Powered Craft
August 5, 2018 Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has proposed a new amendment to the Navigational Safety Bylaw 2018 which bans powered vessels on the Clutha River from Lake Wanaka to the Albert Town bridge from December 1st to March 31st each year. Commercial jet boats with existing resource consents will still be allowed in
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ATCA Submission on Go Jets Wanaka – Albert Town Ramp Licence
May 27, 2018 The Albert Town Community Association opposes the Go Jets Wanaka proposed new licence. Furthermore, we strongly oppose the granting of a 5-year licence. The noise, environmental degradation and danger associated with the rapidly increasing commercial jet boat traffic in Albert Town (both above and below the bridge) is a serious concern for
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Navigational Safety Bylaw – Informal Consultation Clarification (Closes Friday May 11th)
May 7, 2018 We wanted to further clarify the QLDC’s informal consolation process in regards to the 2018 Navigational Safety Bylaw as it relates to motorised craft. The purpose of this informal consultation is to gather opinions from our community in order to write a new inclusive bylaw. Once council hears from the community,
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2018 Navigational Safety Bylaw Update
May 1, 2018 As you may have seen, QLDC is undertaking informal consultation in regards to the new Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018. The 2018 Bylaw (which includes hundreds of other non-controversial topics) was adapted March 23, 2018. However, the bylaw is not complete. The original proposed bylaw would have allowed unlimited speeds on the entire
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ATCA AGM
January 15, 2018 We had a great AGM turnout. Congrats to Jim Cowie, the new ATCA chair. A new safety bylaw regarding jet boats on the upper Clutha river will be out for submissions in late March. Please watch this space for details. Be sure to join our email list to stay up to date
Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw Submissions
November 9, 2017 299 OPPOSED (96%) 12 SUPPORT (4%)
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ATCA Opposition to the Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw
October 31, 2017 Executive Summary: The Albert Town Community Association seeks the following decision from the Queenstown Lakes District Council: 1. Refuse amendments to Schedule 2 – Speed Uplifting and Access Lanes, as it relates to the Clutha/Mata-Au River of the Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw; and 2. Add a new clause into the
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ATCA Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw Survey Results
October 29, 2017 ATCA Survey Results on Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw: 93% Oppose the Proposed 2017 Navigational Safety Bylaw 69% Want either motor craft free or 5 knots all the time from Lake Wanaka to Albert Town 42% Want Motor Craft Free (Lake Wanaka to Albert Town Bridge) – Our highest polling option 27%
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