Arts Hub Debate

Community Wellbeing - Cost of Living

Option 1

Residents supporting Option 1 emphasize the importance of economic prudence, particularly under current economic conditions, advocating for the retention of funds to keep rates low and avoid additional financial burdens on taxpayers. Some suggest integrating the arts hub with the new library building as a cost-saving measure that could leverage existing infrastructure without the need for separate premises. Others express concerns about the potential financial impact on the community, viewing the arts hub as a non-essential expense that could disproportionately benefit a small segment of the population, thereby questioning the sustainability and broad community benefit of such an investment.

Table of comments:

Point No	Comment
172.8	Not essential at this time in these economic circumstances. Save our money, keep rates down!
472.8	Retain our current approach and include it in the new library building in the future
847.8	reduce costs and lower rates
881.8	extra expenses for the tax payers for the Arts again for a very small elite group of people of Nelson . We have a gallery called The Suter which was very expensive to "renovate" with a 40% increase in the sector of Construction theses days and the prices of buildings  is not a clever investment for NCC. Again frivolous unsustainable  move for NCC.