Selwyn Times: June 20, 2017

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No plan yet for road repair
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
AN UNSEALED section of
a road in central Lincoln is
unlikely to be fixed until next
year at the earliest.
Residents have been calling
for about two thirds of West Belt
to be sealed north of the Gerald
St intersection.
The road is
littered with pot
holes which fill
up with water
when it rains
and makes it a
Grant Miller
bumpy ride for
residents when
they are driving
into and leaving their properties.
An idea to spend $50,000
on sealing and parking was
turned down at the annual plan
submission deliberations held
recently.
The road will now be considered
as part of the 2018-2028
Long Term Plan.
Selwyn Times reported in November
the sealing of the road
would be considered as part
of the estimated $36.6 million
worth of roading and infrastructure
upgrades as part of the
Lincoln Town Centre Plan.
District councillor Grant
Miller said he was disappointed
the project did not get approved
at the deliberations.
“I wanted to see it happen this
year but I didn’t win that battle
. . . it is still happening but it is
not going to happen as fast as I
would have liked,” he said.
At the deliberations, Cr Miller
said when attending the community
meetings he gets asked
the same question about the
road and it is difficult to answer.
His vote was recorded against
the project being held off to
be budgeted for the 2018-2028
Long Term Plan.
Deputy Mayor Malcolm
Lyall said West Belt has been
a concern for the ratepayers of
Lincoln for at least 10 years.
Mr Lyall said he was disappointed
a project to upgrade
Tosswill Rd, outside the
Prebbleton Domain was also
turned down at the annual plan
deliberations.
“It is a grassed area that really
needs to be sealed and angled
park because we get about a
thousand people playing touch
PROBLEM:
Potholes on
an unsealed
stretch of
West Belt,
Lincoln.
PHOTO:
GEOFF SLOAN ​
throughout the week and there
are cars for miles,” he said.
It was decided, the project
estimated to cost $95,000 would
be held over to the next Long
Term Plan process.
Mr Lyall said he is hopeful
West Belt at least may be able to
be done in an underspend in the
annual plan budget.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Are you
frustrated by the roading
conditions of West Belt?
Email your views to georgia.
oconnor@starmedia.kiwi
In Brief
WALK TO BE IMPROVED
The Arthur’s Pass Association
Committee is planning to extend
and improve the Arthur’s Pass
Historic Village Walk with a new
loop track and new information
plaques over the winter. The new
track will go through long-time
resident John Charles’ track and
property which runs along the
Bealey River flats. About 24 information
panels will be installed
which includes replacing and
exisitng the old ones. The cost of
installing the panels along with
printing brochures for visitors is
$3000.
FIRE RECOVERY PLAN
The district council has approved
the Port Hills Fire Recovery Plan
for Selwyn areas affected by the
fire. The plan will provide a framework
to enable the provision of
coordinated effort and processes to
manage social, built, economic and
natural environment issues arising
from the fire. The plan was released
for consultation with Port Hills
property owners and the public. A
range of future actions are identified
in the plan. These include
setting up a facilitated building
consent process for people who
are planning to carry out repairs
or build new houses following
fire damage, with consents being
prioritised.
What’s being done
about Canterbury’s
water quality?
Look a little deeper at the
action being taken to improve
our precious water.
This year, there are new requirements on farmers
to limit the effects of farming on water quality.
The majority of farmers are already doing the
right thing, but more needs to be done to truly
improve our precious water.
We are working with farmers so that they know
exactly what they need to do. It will take time
for these improvements to have an effect on our
water quality and quantity, but we’re off to a
good start.
Look a little deeper at
www.canterburywater.org.nz