The upgrade of the Theatre Royal on Stafford St is one of the big ticket items for the Timaru District Council’s 2020-21 financial year. The Timaru District Council has $84 million worth of projects on its books for the current financial year but staff are unsure whether all can be completed on time. READ MORE:* $16m in carryover projects for Timaru District Council for next financial year* Timaru District Council borrowing to increase by $27.7m to $122m* More with less is Timaru District Council challenge in pre-election reportThere are eight individual “high feasibility” projects that have a value of more than $2m that account for more than half of the total approved capital expenditure. Other "high feasibility" projects including Timaru airport runway resurfacing and carpark upgrade ($830,000), Temuka pool upgrade ($1.3m), Caroline Bay Soundshell seating upgrade ($740,000), Temuka Domain development ($168,000), footpath renewals ($1.67m) and Redruth landfill cell ($175,000). Council would not supply a breakdown of the $25m worth of projects which were not among the “high feasibility” list.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 19:03 UTC