Update: the plan is in the Plan!
After a long, tense Council meeting nature - and Ōtari - got the n
Redeveloping Ōtari’s old, crammed nursery facilities is now on the cards.od, when the 2024 Long-term Plan Amendment was passed in late November. Councillors were reminded by Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trustees of the Council’s own vision for Wellington: a place where people and nature thrive. Thus, the $3.7 million set aside to redevelop the area encompassing Ōtari’s old, cramped nursery, propagation, laboratory and library spaces was reinstated into the Long-term Plan. (See previous story for the details.)
The Long-term Plan will go out for public consultation early next year before final ratification.
Posted: 12 December 2024