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4 Tuesday <strong>May</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />
News<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Key projects highlighted in district’s<br />
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />
NEARLY 200 residents have<br />
weighed in on the district<br />
council’s Annual Plan.<br />
A health hub in Rolleston,<br />
district-wide rates for stormwater<br />
and plans for an extension<br />
to the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre<br />
are among the key projects in<br />
the draft <strong>2017</strong>-2018 Annual<br />
Plan.<br />
Consultation for the plan<br />
closed recently.<br />
A hearing panel for verbal submissions<br />
was held last week with<br />
the panel made up of the district<br />
councillors.<br />
Submissions were made<br />
by organisations including<br />
Federated Farmers, the Leeston<br />
Community Committee, the<br />
Malvern Community Board and<br />
Environment Canterbury.<br />
Federated Farmers supported<br />
a district-wide rate for<br />
stormwater and encouraged<br />
consideration of targeted rates<br />
for footpath extensions and any<br />
ongoing maintenance.<br />
It wished to emphasise that<br />
any increased rates burden can<br />
affect ratepayers differently, so it<br />
is important to look beyond the<br />
“average” increase.<br />
Squash Canterbury has<br />
pointed out there is inadequate<br />
Jack Pearcy<br />
facilities to assist their sport in<br />
the district.<br />
“For our sport to<br />
remain relevant, we need<br />
facilities where people<br />
are living,” Squash<br />
Canterbury facilities<br />
representative Scott<br />
Gardiner said in his<br />
submission.<br />
It would like to look<br />
at securing facilities at<br />
Foster Park in Rolleston.<br />
The Kirwee Township Committee<br />
asked for Courtenay Rd<br />
to be widened from State Highway<br />
73 to Wards Rd as a result<br />
of the South Island Field<br />
Days.<br />
The committee’s secretary<br />
Ngaire Kent said in<br />
her submission the huge<br />
amount of traffic from<br />
the event caused significant<br />
damage to the side<br />
of the road.<br />
The Springfield<br />
Township Committee<br />
requested a plot of land<br />
at 1 Tawera Lane to be made<br />
into a native forest reserve for<br />
the benefit of the township, its<br />
HIGH DEMAND:<br />
An extension<br />
to the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Aquatic Centre<br />
are one of the<br />
key projects<br />
in the district<br />
council’s draft<br />
<strong>2017</strong>-2018 Annual<br />
Plan.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF<br />
SLOAN<br />
visitors and for environmental<br />
biodiversity.<br />
About 10,000 plants would<br />
be needed for the project. The<br />
planting itself would be done<br />
over a five-year period, at 2000<br />
trees per year.<br />
Funds would be sought from<br />
the project through the Lotteries<br />
Environment and Heritage<br />
fund.<br />
Doyleston Community<br />
Committee member Jack Pearcy<br />
said in his submission he was<br />
concerned about the condition<br />
of Leeston Rd between<br />
Irwell Hall and the Irwell<br />
village.<br />
Included in his submission,<br />
he said it was disappointing<br />
to note that the ratepayers of<br />
Leeston will not have their<br />
library opening on Sundays and<br />
their weekday hours are different<br />
from the other libraries in the<br />
district.<br />
Mr Pearcy said work should be<br />
done on making provision for a<br />
new cemetery in the Rolleston/<br />
West Melton area.<br />
He was also supportive of<br />
the inclusion of a dump station<br />
in Leeston (requested by the<br />
Leeston Community Committee)<br />
so that the camper vans have<br />
somewhere to discharge their<br />
wastewater.<br />
The Castle Hill Village Township<br />
Committee discussed a<br />
range of issues in their submission<br />
including asking for the<br />
village’s speed limit to be lowered<br />
to 30km/h and the district<br />
council develops a long-term<br />
plan for waste.<br />
The submission said significant<br />
number of visitors are attracted<br />
to the Craigieburn Basin<br />
due to the three attractions Cave<br />
Stream, Kura Tāwhiti, and the<br />
Craigieburn Trails.<br />
Does the 31 October<br />
wood burner deadline<br />
affect you?<br />
The deadline to get a building consent<br />
to replace wood burners older than<br />
15 years with a low emission wood<br />
burner is 31 October <strong>2017</strong>. After that,<br />
your only option might be the<br />
ultra-low emission model.<br />
Do you have any burning<br />
questions about this?<br />
Which wood burner is cheaper?<br />
The low emission model<br />
Which one costs less to run?<br />
The ultra-low emission model<br />
What are my choices after<br />
31 October?<br />
In many cases only the<br />
ultra-low emission model<br />
Which one is better for our<br />
health and for the environment?<br />
The ultra-low emission model<br />
Which one is better long<br />
term value?<br />
The ultra-low emission model<br />
Find out if you need to replace your<br />
wood burner and be in to WIN at<br />
www.warmercheaper.co.nz<br />
Older style<br />
wood burner<br />
Low<br />
emission<br />
Ultra-low<br />
emission<br />
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