Southern View: September 05, 2017

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Mountain bike trails cause friction
• By Sarla Donovan
THE FUTURE of mountain
bike trails in Urumau Reserve
are in doubt as a rift within the
Lyttelton Reserves Management
Committee deepens.
The trails have been developed
since 2009, but committee secretary
Brian Downey said there
were too many, and they could
be affecting the stability of the
reserve’s steep hillside slopes.
He said the issue of mountain
bike trails had caused a “very
definite split” among committee
members and up to two thirds
of the 16 members were against
them.
The city council is currently
looking at a plan to improve
recreational opportunities in the
reserve, increase public access,
enhance birdlife and control
weeds. A city council leaflet
outlining the reserve development
proposal was sent to nearby
residents. Submissions on the
plan closed yesterday.
A separate strip of paper saying
“if you don’t vote NO you
approve the new plan” was also
placed in letter boxes.
Bumper stickers saying “Vote
No Lyttelton MTB Plan” have
been spotted and one has been
stuck on the proposal’s information
sign at the Foster Tce
MOUNTAIN MAGIC: There is opposition to building more
mountain bike trails in Urumau Reserve.
PHOTO: MARK BRIDGWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
entrance to the reserve.
But committee
member Luke
Hollister, who is
in favour of the
trails, said neither
was appropriate.
“It’s underhanded
and misleading.
This isn’t a vote –
it’s a consultation
document designed for people to
have their say on what they want
•HAVE YOUR SAY:
Is it a good idea to
put more mountain
bike trails into
Urumau Reserve?
Email your views
to sarla.donovan@
starmedia.kiwi
to happen in the reserve. It’s
everybody’s reserve.”
A member of the
committee for the past
year, Mr Hollister has
also helped develop
and build mountain
bike trails in Urumau
Reserve since 2009.
“It’s become quite
a contentious thing,
which to me, as a parent and
a ratepayer and a cyclist and a
MAILBOX: This strip of
paper was put in residents
mailboxes, at the same time
as a leaflet outlining the city
council’s development plan
for Urumau Reserve. ​
person that likes native plants is
a bit weird because it is a recreation
reserve and it’s designed to
provide facilities for everybody.
I think that’s what the plan puts
forward.”
Mr Downey didn’t know who
was responsible for the paper
strips or bumper stickers.
Asked if it was appropriate, Mr
Downey said it was difficult to
say. “How do you control it?”
•Soap Box, page 9
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