Bay Harbour: April 19, 2017

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Wednesday April 19 2017
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Museum one step closer
AFTER SIX years without a
home, the Lyttelton Historical
Museum will be one step closer
to rebuilding – if the public
support the proposed site.
The city council has given initial
approval to gift land at 33-35
London St to the society for the
museum rebuild.
It will now go out for public
consultation and if the community
approve the location, the
city council will give the museum
the final sign-off to build.
The city council has backed
the proposal because it believes it
would bring significant cultural
benefits to the people of Lyttelton
and provide a unique tourist
attraction.
Lyttelton Historical Museum
Society chairman Peter Rough is
delighted that progress is being
made towards rebuilding the
museum.
The society had put a request
to Banks Peninsula Community
Board for the London St site
because it believed it was “ideal”
for a new museum.
The society believed placing it
at the middle of the community
would create a hub with other
community facilities nearby,
such as the Lyttelton Library and
Albion Square.
The museum’s former building
on Gladstone Quay was
HOPEFUL: Lyttelton Historical Museum Society chairman
Peter Rough overlooks the London St site where he hopes the
museum will be built.
demolished after it was badly
damaged in the 2010 and 2011
earthquakes.
The society has already chosen
architects Warren and Mahoney
to design a new museum building
which could have three or
four levels.
Mr Rough hopes a final decision
on the land will be made
soon as the goal is to have a new
museum ready for opening in
2019.
It has $600,000 for the project
but estimates it will need to raise
another $5.3 million to construct
the building and help with operational
costs.
More than 8500 museum
items have been catalogued and
are currently in storage at the
New Zealand Air Force Museum
including significant artefacts
from maritime, military and
naval history.
The society expects more than
10,000 people a year would visit
a new museum.
• By Caitlin Miles
A PEDESTRIAN island is
likely to be moved to a different
location in Martindales Rd due
to safety fears.
The request came from Heathcote
Valley School and concerned
residents due to concern pupils
weren’t able to cross the road, in
Heathcote Valley, safely.
There is currently a crossing at
the roundabout on the intersection
of Martindales and Port
Hills Rds, but a report from city
council staff said it provides “very
limited vision” for those using it.
This led to the request to have a
new crossing constructed further
along Martindales Rd, away from
the roundabout.
The idea to install a pedestrian
SAFETY:
This small
pedestrian
island may
be moved
further along
Martindales
Rd. ​
Plan to move
pedestrian island
island was supported by the
former Hagley-Ferrymead Community
Board.
Public consultation was meant
to be carried out from February
23 but a mix-up meant some papers
were delivered a week early.
The city council kept consultation
open until March 16 to give
people a fair chance to supply
their feedback on the proposal.
The city council only received
feedback from one organisation
and three residents, none opposing
the idea.
The Linwood-Central-
Heathcote Community Board is
expected to make a decision on
approving the new site at today’s
meeting.
If approved it is expected to
cost $45,000.
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