Council Public Forum

We urge council to include in its Annual Plan research and analysis of emissions saving possible through urban intensification of Frankton Flats.

QLDC has done no analysis to understand the Tarras airport proposal. Yet the council instructs Queenstown Airport Corp to actively resist it.

The Research and Innovation Centre is an example of what could be achieved if Council directed QAC to consider the Tarras airport proposal.

We question how the Queenstown Lakes District Council process appears to predetermine councillor decisions regarding Queenstown Airport Corp.

We highlight the billions of dollars Queenstown Lakes ratepayers would benefit from the closure of Queenstown Airport and urban development of Frankton Flats.

QAC’s updated SOI to reflect Covid does not address community concerns, being demand-driven, dual airports and air noise boundaries.

Queenstown Lakes population growth drives need to urbanise Frankton, only possible if flights relocated from Queenstown Airport to Tarras.

Council excludes the potential to relocate airline flights from Queenstown Airport to a new Tarras airport from the spatial planning consultation.

Mayor Jim Boult came out swinging. No way was he going to have anyone threaten or impinge on Queenstown Airport’s growth.

When CIAL proposed a new airport near Tarras we presumed closing Queenstown Airport to develop Frankton would be a no-brainer.