Making a Submission

We are encouraging all members to make a submission to clearly demonstrate there is a genuine depth of feeling within our local community about the football clubs intentions for Madillls Farm - and to indicate our support for the Orakei Local Boards proposed approach to determine the future of Madills Farm.

Remember there are two processes we are encouraging you to submit on.

Submission 1: The Orakei Local Board Draft 3 Year Plan: NOW CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submission 2: The Orakei Local Parks Management Plan.

The deadline for making your submission is now Friday 4 September:

To make a Submission click here

Making a Submission to the Local Parks Management Plan:

Background:

The purpose of local parks management plans are to:

· help the local board to make decisions about how parks are used and protected

· address what needs to be considered when developing and enhancing our parks

· be a handshake with the local community to reflect what their needs and aspirations for local parks are.

The PMP consultation process is a great opportunity for us as a community to question whether the goals, aspirations, and changing use patterns (of the football club in this instance) are appropriately located within Madills Farm Reserve.

It is an opportunity to openly question whether the amenity value of Madills Farm needs to be further sacrificed, or if there is a better suited place within the Orakei area for the club to increase scale and intensify use.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:

STEP 1:

Follow this link to the AK Have your Say page: Orakei Local Parks Management Plan - Have your say

Registering:

When you first land on this page (and if you not previously done so) you will need to Register. This is simple, just follow the instructions.

STEP 2:

You can either use the interactive map (which is kind of fun) or stay old school and use the Feedback Form.

There are essentially 4 questions in the form:

      1. Do you have any ideas or suggestions we should consider, as we draft the management plan for local parks in your local board area?

      2. Can you tell us what you like about the park(s) in your local board area?

      3. Can you tell us what you don’t like about the park(s) in your local board area?

      4. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about parks in your area?

There is a provision for you to add a file, so you may find it easier to tell your story about Madills Farm and submit that way.

Reminder to make it clear (when) you are talking about Madills Farm.

Time Starved:

If you are time starved, but want to strengthen the collective community voice by submitting, you could simply submit by adding to Question 4:

We have read and fully support the comments made and submitted by Friends of Madills Farm on behalf of their members.