Pegasus Post: February 14, 2017

PEGASUS POST Tuesday February 14 2017 3
News
Controversial contractor
vacates Richmond yard
• By Julia Evans
A CONTRACTING company
which had Richmond residents
up in arms has now vacated its
site.
Worthington Contracting
had occupied the yard in Guild
St since the February 22, 2011,
earthquake, after
the Government
put emergency
legislation in place
allowing contractors
access to residential
Russell
Worthington
areas.
After nearly six
years, residents
were ready to see the back of
the company and laid several
complaints about dust plumes
and sediment to Environment
Canterbury.
However, after a “collaborative
conversation” between
neighbours and the company,
Worthington Contracting has
now found a new home in North
Canterbury.
Founder Russell Worthington
said they weren’t there to annoy
the residents, it was a matter of
proximity to their jobs, which
have largely been in the east of
GONE: Worthington Contractors has moved away from this
suburban Richmond site to a new location in North Canterbury.
the city.
“We’re listening to what they’re
saying,” he said. The company
has now moved away from the
area.
Although it had the city
council’s support to stay in
the Guild St location, Mr
Worthington said “we just were
trying to be human about it.”
CHANGES: The city council has changed its plan to landscape
Edmonds Park for flood mitigation work.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
No go for Edmonds Park path
• By Caitlin Miles
A PATHWAY will not be
installed at Edmonds Park due
to neighbours concerns that
it would be hidden during the
night time.
As part of Bells Creek flood
mitigation work, the park in
Woolston is being developed to
help ease flooding in the area.
The city council’s Land
Drainage Recovery Programme
investigated options for flood
mitigation in Bells Creek and
recommend a package of works
to reduce flooding.
Stage one includes a new detention
pond within the northern
half of Edmonds Park where
the sports fields are currently
located.
By realigning the creek to run
through Edmonds Park, it will
ease flooding in the surrounding
properties. The section of park
planned for the dry channel was
chosen as it is currently not used.
A sealed footpath on the
southern side of the landscape
planting was also planned to
provide access from Aldwins Rd
into the park.
A small wooden footbridge
across the realigned Bells Creek
at the eastern side of the park
would allow pedestrians to
cross from the northern to the
southern side of the creek.
Councillor Yani Johanson said
nearby residents were worried
about safety if the path was not
well lit during the night and
wanted to see it changed.
The Linwood-Central-
Heathcote Community Board
had originally signed off on the
landscaping plans but the project
team assigned to the work
had met with nearby residents
and decided not to install the
pathway to ease their concerns.
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