Pegasus Post: August 15, 2017

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Midge solutions to be revealed
• By Sarla Donovan
MIDGE-PLAGUED Bromley
residents will know this week
what solutions are on the table to
try and solve the problem.
City council staff met with the
Coastal-Burwood Community
Board behind closed doors last
week.
They were discussing costs for
long and short-term measures
to control midges on the
wastewater ponds.
This follows a June meeting
between a group of affected
residents, board members and
city council staff.
The city council refused to tell
Pegasus Post the details of last
week’s meeting, saying it needed
to inform residents first.
“Once the residents have
been met with to discuss these
options, the details of the proposal
can be released,” said a city
council spokeswoman.
One of the options being
looked at is installing a UV plant
in the Bromley sewage treatment
plant, which could cost $3000
daily in power charges.
Coastal Ward city councillor
David East has said this option
would “obviate the problem
altogether.”
BIG PROBLEM: This pile of midges was collected off resident Janet Profit’s window.
For years, Bromley residents
have been surrounded by armies
of midges during the summer
months.
The city council has spent
$800,000 over two years trying
to fix the problem but to no
avail.
Bromley resident Janet Profit
is one of those who has been
pleading for action.
She told Pegasus Post the
residents wanted the problem
“sorted, fixed” by the summer
and their preference was for the
UV treatment. “We know it’s
going to cost a lot of money but
we don’t want them reduced, we
want them gone.”
“They’ve paid $800,000 to
do what? That money was
absolutely wasted, it never
worked and that really
bugged us.”
In Brief
SATURDAY POLICE
The New Brighton Police Station
may start opening on Saturdays
after the Coastal-Burwood
Community Board asked city
council staff to investigate the
idea. Staff will now write to New
Zealand Police “requesting” it
consider opening and staffing the
station on Saturday mornings.
The board wants to improve
community access to local police.
FITNESS TRAIL COMING
Burwood Park’s south fitness
trail is expected to be completed
by the end of the year after being
green-lighted by the Coastal-
Burwood Community Board.
The outdoor fitness trail will
have seven fitness stations. It is
a partnership project between
the city council and Dallington
Community Cottage Trust, with
the trust providing the equipment
and city council funding
the installation.
JETTY ALMOST FINISHED
The South Brighton jetty is
expected to be finished in
September and then work will
begin on the car park. Work to
control shore erosion will also
be done from the jetty to north
of the new car park, between the
jetty and the new boat ramp, and
between the new boat ramp and
the Pleasant Point Yacht Club.
Change in operating hours
We’ve changed our hours at two Customer Service
Hubs to better suit local communities.
Hornby Customer Service Hub
(At Hornby Library and Community Centre,
2/8 Goulding Avenue)
Monday – Friday
9am – 3pm
Lyttelton Customer Service Hub
(At Lyttelton Library and Customer Services,
Cnr London and Canterbury Streets)
Monday – Friday
10am – 6pm
For all the ways we can help,
visit ccc.govt.nz