Concerns in Otago about how much new freshwater rules could cost.
A case study by Federated Farmers Otago reckons it could cost as much as $110 million for two small Otago towns – roughly $50,000 per ratepayer.
They’ve since written to councillors, district mayors and ministers demanding that this information gets made public.
Otago Regional Council Planning and Transport General Manager Anita Dawe joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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