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4 Tuesday April 4 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Your Local Views PEGASUS POST Have your say on this week’s Soap Box and Rise Up comments. Email sarla.donovan@starmedia.kiwi Urgent action on stopbanks sought South Brighton resident, Séamus O’Cromtha, writes about the parlous condition of stopbanks in the South Brighton area, which are doing little to protect local homes against tidal flooding The River Avon is just a stone’s throw from my garden and together with my neighbours, I am highly concerned about the risks posed by flooding. Since 2011, our only protection has been from temporary stopbanks erected under emergency legislation. In 2011, land in the immediate area sank more than the suburb of Bexley on the opposite side, which was then red-zoned. Some land is now below the high tide mark and if assumptions about rising sea levels are correct, the situation will become progressively worse. The stopbanks have been leaking on every spring tide. After the last serious rain (March 2015), water came under the stopbanks, crossed the road and entered the garden of the house next door. And last month, even without rain, many side streets close to the river were under water from the effects of the spring tide. So we are sure to have further flooding if there is heavy, prolonged rain at the same time as a spring tide. Unfortunately, instead of applying higher floor levels, the city council has allowed houses to be built at the same height, so that they have less protection and are also less desirable to live in. Four adjoining properties are currently unoccupied and two others are cleared sites. A tidal barrier was proposed in 2015, then shelved as impractical and too expensive. Following the widespread flooding in March 2014, area-wide remediation by the city council and EQC was discussed. However, this solution was never implemented either. Decisions by the authorities on the future of the Brighton peninsula are long overdue. TEMPORARY FIX: Large boulders were placed at the top end of Kibblewhite St several months ago to reinforce the temporary stopbanks. Seamus O’Cromtha says that is the only strengthening work that has been done on them. We said: The multi-million dollar New Brighton hot salt water pools might not use sea water. Instead, they could be filled with freshwater, according to the group behind the project, Development Christchurch You said: Conrad Fitz-Gerald – There’s no actual reason given as to why not sea water. Because others do it a certain way isn’t a reason. Jake Ranginui – Why does there need to be a salt water pool by the beach? Pretty sure that beach has salt water in abundance? Pamela Neil – How ridiculous. All that sea water and don’t want to use it. John Mander – Pools are WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL POOL PROJECT: An artist’s impression of what the planned hot salt water pools in New Brighton would look like. The pools may not be filled with salt water from the ocean. an important facility for healthy activity for all ages. Need a few more in Christchurch and would love to see New Brighton pools. Discover this unique Emporium Nicki May-Ratima – The council are really good at putting dumb things in Brighton. They took a perfectly good kids play area and instead of adding some upgrades spent over $20,000 on a stupid fish for kids to ‘play on.’ Then there’s the ‘art’ on the Proudly NZ owned and operated by cost caring women pavements, the stupid coloured rainbow looking things that cost a fortune as well. We need those salt water pools to attract people to our community. Corey Humm – $11 million on spa pools? Mental. Brighton’s desperate for infrastructure, rebuilds, roading and business. 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PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday April 4 2017 5 News Residents concerned over Travis Rd intersection danger FROM PAST TO PRESENT: Empty shopfronts in New Brighton can be made to look like a hardware store and shoe repairers in these computer-generated images. Art could breathe life into vacant shopfronts • By Sarla Donovan DERELICT shopfronts in New Brighton could soon feature windows painted with scenes from the suburb’s heyday in the 1950s. Daniel Manchester, who works in the construction industry, shifted to Christchurch from Auckland after the earthquakes to help with the rebuild. After spending several years living in St Albans, he moved to New Brighton last year, and said he enjoys its seaside location: “There aren’t many places you can live right next to the sea.” Childhood memories of growing up in Manurewa prompted his desire to help rejuvenate New Brighton. Manurewa had also “gone downhill. But I have memories of it being a cool place.” He wants to cover shop windows and doors with scenes of bustling activity inside. He hopes the idea will at least brighten the space in the meantime and spark conversations. “Hopefully it might encourage some owners into reopening with fresh eyes.” The scheme, dubbed Brighter New Brighton was inspired by Bushmill in Northern Ireland, a recession-hit town which gave its empty shops a creative The Blind Care Company has been cleaning and repairing the region’s blinds for over 60 years. Those six decades have seen changes in both fashion and technology. Styles have ranged from festooned fabric swags to straightforward and still popular holland roller blinds, from vertical to horizontal slat systems, and in every colour or pattern popular since the 1960s. Whatever your style, the Blind Care Company has the expertise to keep your window treatments looking fresh and working efficiently. Using only ecofriendly chemicals, the build-up of dirt, dust, grease, nicotine and smoke residue makeover. Paintings of a barber shop, bakery and greengrocer covered empty windows and doors in a move that helped to attract tourists and rejuvenate the community. Mr Manchester said he’d like New Brighton to be a place people wanted to visit, rather than somewhere to be avoided. He chose the 1950s because it was a can be removed so that your blinds smell fresh and are restored to their original glory. The company can repair blinds also, having a huge range of parts in stock. And if you want something completely new, a great range of blinds is available for purchase. The company prides itself on efficient service, providing a fast turn-around, with most work taking one or two days, and a same day cleaning option is available. It makes it as easy as possible for clients. The Cashel Street location couldn’t be more convenient and a pickup and drop-off service is available. 150 blinds per day can be cleaned at this site, ON A MISSION: Daniel Manchester has a plan to breathe new life into empty shops in New Brighton Mall. golden era for the suburb. He’s hoping the idea will catch on and has invited Ara Institute to be involved. Manager of Art and Design at Ara Dr Bruce Russell said it was a “promising opportunity” and would look at developing a brief for his students. Head of the New Brighton Business and Landowners Association, Paul Lonsdale, has met with Mr Manchester and is right behind the project. He said he will approach local business owners about using their empty shops for the project, with the Dowsons building a possible first candidate for the creative makeover. He said the city council’s transitional fund could be used as a source of funding and he would also be looking to involve local business. Coastal-Burwood Community Board member Tim Baker said while the idea sounded positive, shopowners would need to be proactive if any of the shopfronts were targeted by graffiti vandalism. •You can find out more by visiting the Brighternewbrighton facebook page or one of their mobile vans can do up to 50 per day. That means they will come to your home or office, remove and clean your blinds on the spot and reinstall them for you. A cut-down and size alteration service is available in order that the blinds you bought are a perfect fit. They are experts in their field with a huge amount of experience to draw on. In fact, all their staff has been on board for at least 8 years, and many up to 20 years. Whatever the job involves, they will work hard to make sure it gets done, including one job of 800 blinds which they completed in 4 days. • By Sarla Donovan PEAK HOUR congestion on Travis Rd is creating danger for turning traffic. The Burwood East Residents’ Association says access lanes for vehicles turning from Travis Rd onto Parnwell St and Travis County Dr are backing up with cars, making it dangerous for road users. In a letter to the Coastal- Burwood Community Board, the association said the original plans for the access lanes were consulted on in 2007, before the new Burwood Hospital and Prestons Rd housing area existed. Association secretary Gae Johns said in the letter that the transition zone for turning traffic was inadequate for the volume of traffic needing to use it. “The speed and congestion of vehicles using this stretch of road also makes it near impossible for pedestrians to safely use the safety crossings between Bassett St and Burwood Rd.” Traffic volumes in the area are set to further increase with the building of the Eastern Sport and Recreation Centre and the new Avonside Girls and Shirley Boys’ high schools. The association has suggested a “no right turn” be introduced from Travis Rd on to Travis County Dr. It also wants a one-way exit road from St Paul’s Pl into Burwood Rd and an extension to the transition zone for vehicles turning into Parnwell St. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think congestion on Travis Rd is creating danger for turning traffic and pedestrians? What should be done to solve the problem? Email sarla.donovan@ starmedia.kiwi For all your blind repair and cleaning requirements Find them at 330 Cashel Street Call 3770770 email: service@blindcare.co.nz or visit blindcare.co.nz
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