Bay Harbour: July 20, 2016

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Big plans for Little River
• By Sam Pickering
A LOWER speed limit, a
skate park and a medical
facility are among the things
Little River residents want to
see in their township.
The Little River Issues
Working Party has gathered
feedback from residents on
what they wanted to see in the
area.
Now a final plan has been
drawn up, to try and make
some of them happen.
Janet
Reeves (left),
of Little River
Issues Trust,
said people
had, in the
past, suggested
great
ideas for the
community, but they could
often be lost.
“The purpose of this
project is really to co-ordinate
all those projects and put
them altogether in one
place.”
Some kind of medical
facility, and a lower speed
limit along State Highway 75,
through the township were
the main things residents
wanted to see happen.
Currently the speed
limit through the township
is 70km/h, but residents have
been battling for about 10
BIG IDEAS: Little River residents would like to see a lower speed limit through the
township. ​
years to have it lowered to
50km/h.
The Love Little River group
presented a petition with
more than 1000 signatures to
the New Zealand Transport
Agency in November to try
and get it lowered.
The transport agency has
since said it could lower the
limit to 60km/h, but no lower.
Ms Reeves said other suggestions
included a skate park,
playgrounds and murals.
Community development
adviser Fiona Nicol said
because there was a set plan,
it was more likely to get the
backing of the Akaroa-Wairewa
Community Board.
“It’s easier for community
boards to fund stuff which is
clearer. Instead of the ideas
being all out here, they’re
just streamlined through one
plan.”
The next step was to flesh
out the projects in more
detail.
Ms Reeves said the group
hoped for extra developments
to be made in two months
time.
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