Bay Harbour: December 21, 2016

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Wednesday December 21 2016
Your Local Views
If you have an opinion on a local issue
email annabelle.dick@starmedia.kiwi
Last week we asked
readers what they thought
of the fence outside Moa
Bone Cave Point that has
been criticised for it’s sharp
posts.
Luke Mahon, Redcliffs – I
live in Redcliffs and pass these
every day. There is nothing
wrong with them. I think they
are great. Why do people around
here always have to complain
about things?
It is not “prison-like” and I think
everyone should be more grateful
for the fact that it is completed.
There are much more important
things to consider than this and
people should quit complaining
about such stuff and seriously
think of others more in need.
John Turner, Redcliffs
– Let us now be thankful and
grateful for safe passage beside
these former unstable cliffs.
Also let us remember and
thank the skilled workers of
those enormous rock-moving
machines who toiled for months
beneath unstable rock faces. A
testament to their skills is evident
as you drive along beside what
was known as Peacocks Gallop
and view the beautifully stacked
bunds of rocks soon to be covered
in foliage.
Let us not forget the costs
involved for the whole project
and a big thank you to the city
council for involving local manufacturers.
We need the fence to deter
would be rock climbers.
Colleen Palmer,
Scarborough – Personally I
like the look of it, it’s got to be
this height to keep idiots out, and
there are many.
You can picture seeing tagging
in the future if it was easy access,
and of course falling off the rocks
and harming themselves.
We go by in the car and don’t
really notice it, just think it’s
lovely and tidy now. Get over it
folks.
Susan Jackson – I feel that
the fence height is sensible – it’s
there to prevent injury, not as a
beautifying feature.
Laurie Jones – I would like
to congratulate the city council
and the contractors for the excellent
work erecting the fencing in
Sumner and Redcliffs.
I would imagine that the majority
of the residents in the area
would be of the same opinion. I
find it hard to imagine the fence
looking aggressive and as for
comparing it with prison fencing,
well say no more.
Most stone churches have spear
type railings. Would they feel so
outraged by those fences, I think
not.
Let’s celebrate the progress and
not focus on the negative.
Last week we asked
readers if they thought The
Little Bistro be allowed to
have outdoor seating after
the city council told the
restaurant to remove it.
Karen Bradshaw – I just
want to put my support forward
for the Little Bistro to have
outside seating on the pavement.
Outside dining is all part of the
French way for goodness sake.
How precious is this council?
We need to encourage the ambience
of street dining in Akaroa
particularly in the summer
months.
Give us a break or should I say
give the Little Bistro a break.
Victoria Andrews, Akaroa
– The city council has withheld
consent for the use of the
footpath by the Little Bistro for
outdoor dining.
Narrow footpaths around
Akaroa are often obstructed by
outdoor dining, the display of
retail merchandise and by sandwich
boards.
If the council is to be seen as
being fair then it must monitor
the lease situation in a evenhanded
manner.
Last week we asked
readers if they thought a
jumping platform should
be installed at Magazine
Bay to mitigate conflict
between teenagers and
yacht owners.
Michele Laing – I am registering
my support for a jumping
platform from the wharf into the
sea at Magazine Bay.
There are plenty of activities
for little children but teens/20s
are often under represented in
the community as far as activities
are concerned. I think this would
help to redress this imbalance.
Young people require activities
that have some risk and engage
them with their environment.
We see less petty crime in areas
where young people are constructively
engaged. People often
are negative about their activities
as they tend to be loud and high
energy - a jumping platform is a
fantastic outlet.
My son was a student living in
central Wellington – he would
run downtown with his friends
to jump off the inner harbour
platform, then run back up the
hill – a fun way to keep fit and let
off some steam.
Annie Crombie – Great article.
I express my support for this.
A reader responds to last
week’s story on emergency
services meeting with
residents to discuss
tsunami’s in Sumner
Bill Le Gros, Sumner – I
was pleased to read a very sensible
tsunami-related suggestion
on the front page of your last
publication.
Go to your nearest hill, do not
drive across the village, so avoiding
being stuck in traffic like so
many we saw in Japan who died
in their vehicles.
On the west side of Sumner
we took comfort after the February
22, 2011, earthquake with
the nearest hill option until the
containers were moved to the unnecessary
position near the end
of Arnold St.
The gaps between were wired
across so preventing our access
to the safe high ground behind
the horse paddock, which at the
time was still in use. Presumably
because there are no rocks above
to ever fall on it.
After removing the containers
to replace them with a 2m-high
fence, surely it would have made
sense to grade the area, than to
detour the ugly fence round behind
it to leave access to the only
safe nearest hill for residents on
the west side of Sumner.
This could avoid the risk of
being stuck in traffic trying to
climb a possibly boulder blocked
Evans Pass or a jam at Peacocks
Gallop where a tsunami would
hit first.
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