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Council aims to ensure that it is able to maintain infrastructure and assets at the expected levels, while at the same time maintaining costs at an affordable level for the community. To bridge the expenditure gap, rates increased by an average of 3% in 2010/11, to provide ongoing levels of service to the community within the constrained economic climate.The 2009/19 LTCCP strategy expresses the strategic objectives and strategies of the Council Plan in financial terms. The strategy projects Council's financial commitments for ten years and enables Council to identify and analyse trends of significance and provide for sound financial planning and decision making.