Western News: November 14, 2017

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Fire rages, homes at risk
Decision looms on truck issue
• By Emily O’Connell
HALSWELL WARD city
councillor Anne Galloway won’t
say if she will use her influence
to stop heavy trucks driving
through residential streets in
Wigram Skies.
The Traffic and Parking Bylaw
2017, which would give the
city council
the ability to
restrict heavy
vehicles on
certain roads,
will go to the
city council
next week for
Anne
Galloway
approval.
If the bylaw
is approved,
the city council
will then consider placing a
restriction on Lodestar Ave.
When asked specifically yesterday
by Western News whether
she will push for heavy trucks to
be stopped, Cr Galloway would
only say she’s been working with
Wigram MP Megan Woods and
city council staff “to address the
concerns of all the residents who
are impacted.”
“I’ve reassured residents
through emails, phone calls
and visits that I am taking the
concerns seriously and will be
NOISY: Large container trucks on Lodestar Ave in Wigram.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
using all tools available to us to
manage these,” she said.
Dr Woods and Cr Galloway
met on Friday to discuss the issues
on Lodestar Ave.
Two weeks ago Cr Galloway
told Western News she doubted
the new bylaw will be of any use.
“It seems that speed is the issue
and the recommendation is
for police to get more involved in
monitoring this,” Cr Galloway
said.
But then Galloway tempered
her stance, sending Western
News an email saying the bylaw
can work.
“There definitely is still hope
that it can be used to prevent
heavy trucks along Lodestar.
Staff cannot consider it as an
option until it is passed,” Cr Galloway
said.
Cr Galloway is now saying
she’s thrilled “things are moving
so quickly” and she hopes the
bylaw is passed.
She said the city council’s
Heavy Vehicle Parking in Residential
Area Policy is another
tool which can be used to address
the Lodestar Ave situation.
One resident with a disabled
daughter, who told Western
News last week she will have to
sell up, has now said she would
stay if a restriction is placed on
Lodestar Ave.
Wanda Waites lives on the
corner of Lodestar and Corsair
Dr and said “the trucks are
driving me mad.” They wake her
daughter Tara up at 5am every
day of the week.
Cr Galloway visited Ms Waites
on Thursday evening offering
her reassurance.
Ms Waites said the visit was
“lovely” and she can see Cr Galloway
is doing her best.
Lady Wigram Retirement
Village residents, which has also
been campaigning to stop the
trucks, said they get woken up at
4.30am.
Retirement village residents
have been lobbying since April
when they met with Cr Galloway
and Dr Woods asking for a bylaw
to stop trucks being allowed
to drive through Lodestar Ave.
It’s a short cut to work sites in
the area.
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In Brief
WIGRAM BUS STOPS
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board will discuss
whether to approve four new bus
stops in Wigram at its meeting
tonight. They would be located
on the No 100 bus route. The
proposed locations are Deal St,
The Runway, Corsair Drive and
Keene St. The city council staff
recommendation is to approve
the stops.
HALSWELL XMAS TREE
The Halswell Community
Project is setting up a Christmas
gift tree at the Halswell Hub
on Halswell Rd. People can
donate gifts and food items,
which will be given to the City
Mission to distribute to families
in need at Christmas. Goods
will be accepted from next week
onwards.
NO STOPPING PLANS
At its meeting tonight, he
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board will discuss
whether it is viable to create six
new no stopping locations. The
proposed restrictions would be
on Gallaghan Close, Bibiana St,
Mustang Ave, Milnebank St,
Rushden Rise and Middlepark
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