The Star: April 20, 2017

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‘money well spent’
Central city landmark heritage
grants have included buildings
such as McLean’s
Mansion, which
received $1.9 million,
$1.7 million
for Christchurch
Club, and the former
Public Trust
Yani
Johanson
building owners
got $1.9 million
last month to
save the building.
Christchurch Heritage Trust
chairwoman Anna Crighton said
every dollar spent on heritage
protection was “a dollar well
spent”.
She said there were strict rules
on what building’s qualified for
grants.
“Otherwise it’s just ratepayer
money just being thrown away.”
She said there were many projects
that needed money following
the February 2011 earthquake, but
for her, heritage buildings were a
priority.
“Once you’ve lost it, it’s gone
forever.”
City councillor Yani Johanson
said following the earthquakes,
the heritage incentive grant
scheme became more
important.
“Heritage became absolutely
critical post-quake.”
City councillor Jamie Gough
said restoring heritage buildings
was difficult because it was time
consuming and costly.
The scheme made it a bit easier
for owners to preserve the buildings,
and it showed the city valued
its historic fabric, he said.
BEAUTIFUL: Christchurch Club
(left) in Latimer Square was
damaged in the February 22,
2011, earthquake, and got a
landmark heritage grant of $1.7
million. Addington’s Woods Mill
buildings (above) have received
two different heritage incentive
grants, but the first went back
into the pool because the plan
was dropped.
MODEST: Heritage homes, such as this one on Montreal St,
also qualify for heritage incentive grants.
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