Nor'West News: October 04, 2016

NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday October 4 2016 3
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Concerns over traffic increase
• By Andrew King
RESIDENTS NEAR a major
Avonhead land development
say a predicted 20,000 more
vehicle movements a day could
ruin their quality of life.
The Avonhead Community
Group says they are concerned
about the “huge impact” traffic
could have once a 24ha site on
the corner of Memorial Ave and
Russley Rd is developed.
Traffic modelling completed
by Memorial Ave Investments
Ltd, the primary owner of the
block being developed, showed
an increase of 28,818 vehicles
per day in the area.
This was based on a
supermarket, retail, offices and
visitor accommodation being
built.
Those rates were reviewed by
consultants on behalf of the city
council and accepted as being
appropriate for the site.
It would add to the 16,098
vehicles that already use
Memorial Ave each day
and 28,000 which use Russley
Rd.
“We support development
but not at the sacrifice of our
quality of life,” said Professor
S.S Bagchi, Avonhead
Community Group chairman.
The land was re-zoned from
DEVELOPMENT: Residents near a major Avonhead land development say they will keep an
eye on what is built in an effort to keep traffic impacts to a minimum.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
rural to an industrial park
zone in June, as part of the
district plan, allowing a range
of industrial, commercial,
office, retail, and travellers’
accommodation.
The development is split into
six sections, four owned by
MAIL, one by McVicar Timber
Group and the other by the
Commodore Airport Hotel.
Prof Bagchi said they did not
want to be confrontational,
but they had to protect their
neighbourhood.
He said the group will
be watching carefully any
applications for resources
consent.
“We will speak with city
councillors, community board
members, infrastructure,
environment and transport
committee members, or who
ever to make our point,” he
said.
The section owned by
McVicar Timber Group comes
under the Runway Protection
Act and is subject to strict
conditions on what the land can
be used for.
The McVicar group contested
the Act in the High Court on
September 20, and a judge has
reserved his decision until a
later date.
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In Brief
SMALL FIRE
Harewood firefighters attended a
small fire in an oven in Bryndwr
on Sunday. They arrived at about
3.15pm and used a CO2 extinguisher.
A fire spokesman said they were
on-site for about 20 minutes dealing
with the small fire. There were no
injuries.
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CORRECTION
Last week, Nor’West News reported
in an article “Call for car parking
charge” that extending the Jellie
Park Recreation and Sport Centre
was rejected by a city council
committee. This was incorrect. In
a management plan, there is an
area defined as a possible car park
extension if required in the future.
Nor’West News apologises for the
error.
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