Have Your Say - City Block and City Streets Upgrade Stage 2 Consultation

Southland Business Chamber members' survey

The Southland Business Chamber is surveying our membership asking for feedback on funding for City Block and City Streets Upgrade Stage 2. This survey will close on Friday 4 February 2022 at 5pm to provide us time to prepare a submission on your behalf.

What are the next steps for City Block?

Invercargill City Council is consulting on what level of funding to provide to ICL to enable the completion of the City Block Development and what level of investment to make into City Centre Streets Stage 2 – Kelvin Street and remainder of Esk Street.

Invercargill City Council and the community have recognised that in order to support economic and population growth a vibrant and healthy CBD is needed.

To date the City Block development has been progressed within the anticipated budget. However there is a shortage of bank funding for the development stage of the project due to changes of economic environment and increased costs mean a further investment is required to complete the project.

Stage 1 of City Streets Upgrade is on schedule. It is now time to decide what level of investment to make into Stage 2.

Documents and links
Media Release: Community feedback invited on next steps for city development
Consultation Document: Next Steps for City Block [PDF]
Previous Consultations: Extra Money for City Block

NOTE:. If you would personally like to speak to the Mayor and Councillors about your submission please also complete an individual submission through ICC online survey.

Submissions close on Friday 11 February at 5pm.

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* 1. My preferred investment option for City Block is (For full details on the options see page 4 of the consultation document):

Council's preferred option: Provide up to $7.5M increased investment and $22.75M short term loan to ICL in order to complete the project.

Another option: Provide $10.07M loan to ICL noting unless further funding can be found the project cannot be completed.

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* 2. My preferred investment option for City Streets Stage 2 is (For full details on the options see page 5 of the consultation document):

Council's preferred option: Invest an additional $13.6M

Another option: Invest an additional $15.5M

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* 3. My submission on moving forward with City Block and City Centre Streets upgrade is:

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* 4. Submitter Details (all responses are confidential and will not be shared with third parties)

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