Vision Rodney

Where is our District heading in the next 20 to 30 years?  Where do you want it to go?  Are we heading into a future that we want for ourselves and our children? 

It is said that: “It is not where you are, it is where you are headed that matters.” 

Vision Rodney describes the top-level outcomes that we, the communities of Rodney, want to achieve.  As guardians and creators of our own future, it is up to all of us to make sure we get the future we want, and to make sure that the people who do things on our behalf contribute to that future. 

So Vision Rodney utilises the community outcomes to create a map for the future of our District for the next 20 to 30 years.   

• What do we want our future to be?
• What is really important to our quality of life?
• What do we want to keep the same?
• What do we need to change or make better?
   

Community outcomes are produced from the voices of many people across our District.  During 2002 and 2003, people discussed the future and said what they thought our vision should be.  Vision Rodney is the result of that process, which was facilitated by the Council on behalf of local communities. 

On July 3, 2003 the Council formally adopted Vision Rodney.  Even though Vision Rodney is a strategic vision of and for local communities, the Council wants to use it as its own strategic framework.  The Council intends to assist communities to achieve their outcomes wherever possible. 

Council is required to see that community outcomes are developed and reviewed at least every six years to ensure they still describe the future desired by local communities.   

The Council is about to facilitate the first review of community outcomes and of Vision Rodney.   If you are interested in being part of this review we welcome your participation.   

There are two ways in which you can contribute to the review of community outcomes. 

1. If you have any suggestions for change why not let us know by emailing your views to communityoutcomes@rodney.govt.nz.  We can take comments until the end of July 2008. 

2. The other is by participating in one of the many meetings that are being planned around the District. 

These meetings will consist of small numbers of people, representing a cross-section of the local community, providing an opportunity to discuss any issue you consider important for the future.

If you wish to nominate yourself for a group, please fill in and email the attached form.  We will accept nominations until the 27^th June 2008 and then contact people who have been selected to take part in one of these group sessions.  We may not be able to include everyone who is nominated. 

Click here to open the Community Review Form.

You can read and download a copy of the current Vision Rodney below  or from Council offices and libraries.

We are proud to live in Rodney – let’s keep it that way! 

Introduction. Values, wants and intents established	(621k)
Intents:
We will keep our country look and feel	(454k)
We will not let our towns and villages sprawl	(535k)
We will maintain our lifestyle and look after the environment	(416k)
We will take care of ourselves while working with others	(397k)
We will be able to make our living in Rodney	(518k)
We will determine the future of our District	(707k)
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Disclaimer: This electronic version of the Vision Rodney document is intended to be a guide only and does not substitute for the printed version of the Rodney Vision document published by the Council. To confirm any information please refer to that document.