Selwyn Times: August 29, 2017

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Sharren Wilson – There
is nothing “untidy” about that
house. Typical of well-to-do,
self-entitled people who wouldn’t
lift a finger to help a neighbour
or put their hand in their pocket
for homeless people. Did you
ever think that just maybe those
people who rent that property
are just trying to get on with
their life and actually think your
homes are awful.
Krissy Rachelle Stokes –
It’s sad people are so conceited
that they don’t appreciate good
neighbours regardless of whether
they rent or own. Rentals that are
looked after and home-respectful
tenants are of no one’s concern
but the landlord and certainly
shouldn’t be harassed in this
way by neighbours or council
members.
Ariana Gifford – Looks clean
and tidy from the picture. And
they say there have been no noise
complaints, will never be a party
house, landscaping is booked
to be started soon, tenants are
polite. Can guarantee they’d be
hard-pressed to find any area
where there are no rentals.
Alex Gregory – Better get
used to it. Shared rentals new
normal for many in this market.
Valmae Hughan – If that’s
untidy come and see the house
behind us, it’s way untidy.
Rolleston Reserve
Management Committee
chairman Jens Christensen
writes to Selwyn Times
about the construction of a
new bridge at Liffey Stream
In correspondence from the
district council to neighbouring
residents of the Liffey Stream
at Ryelands Drive in Lincoln in
July, I note the intention to construct
a pedestrian bridge from
the walkway between 7 and 9
Ryelands Drive to the land at the
temporary (one to two years) satellite
school site (the old Lincoln
Club site).
Considering that there two
footbridges both within 200m
(one upstream and one downstream)
of the proposed new
bridge site, this proposed new
bridge must surely be a total
waste of the estimated cost of
$110,000.
I also note the support of the
Lincoln Community Committee
for this gross waste of ratepayers
money in the comment by them
“very supportive of the overall
aim to increase connectivity
between the two sides of the
esplanade, better linking existing
pathways on both sides of the
waterway.”
Perhaps the community
committee could explain to the
community how this bridge will
perform this duty in a better way
than the two existing bridges that
also connect both sides of the
stream and especially the bridge
from Kildare Tce to Leinster Tce
and the short walk via the Moffat
Drive walkway to the esplanade
on the temporary school site to
the point where this proposed
new bridge would end.
The Lincoln Community
Committee must surely have
some knowledge of the benefits
of this proposed new bridge and
its costs that I can’t see – perhaps
they may wish to share them
with the community.
The Lincoln Community
Committee responds to Mr
Christensen’s letter
The initiative for a new bridge
came from the district council
wanting to provide safer and
more direct access from the western
side of the Liffey/Millpond to
the eastern side where the reserve
is.
Also to where the primary
school is currently occupying the
former Ellesmere Country Club
site and building.
The LCC did not suggest the
bridge, but does support it, and
they hope to see the grass and
Reserve Flow with New Bridge
tree green space on the eastern
side retained as a public reserve.
The LCC also hopes to see
the former Ellesmere Country
Club building retained in public
ownership for the benefit of the
district, and the Lincoln community,
when it is converted into
an arts and culture centre for
eastern Selwyn.
The new bridge will enable
better accessibility to the public
reserve areas bordering the Liffey
and Millpond, which are not
currently easily accessed because
of developments, land ownership
IDEA: An
illustration
showing
how a new
bridge
across Liffey
Stream
would
enable
better
accessibility
to public
reserves in
the area.
and steep messy banks.
The community currently
needs to take a considerable
detour regardless of where the
existing bridges are.
The new bridge does provide a
link between the south side of the
Liffey and the north rather than
just being an east to west bank
link or just there for the school.
The ability to walk the length
of the reserve would be the biggest
benefit.
This is best shown by the illustration
of the route with the
bridge in place.
New bridge (marked in cyan) gives clear access between Rylands
and the Millstream play area, gives direct access to the school and
more importantly, creates an almost uninterrupted walk down the
length of The Liffey Reserve.
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