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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>31</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 3<br />
News<br />
Potholes bug board member<br />
• By Anan Zaki<br />
A COMMUNITY board<br />
member says ratepayers in<br />
Halswell are being let down by<br />
slow city council services.<br />
Halswell Ward community<br />
board member Ross McFarlane<br />
raised the issue at the last<br />
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton<br />
Community Board meeting after<br />
the city council failed to repair a<br />
number of potholes he reported.<br />
He said rural Halswell was<br />
more prone to potholes than<br />
other parts of the city.<br />
“We’ve got so much traffic<br />
coming via non-mainstream<br />
roads because of roadworks on<br />
the <strong>Southern</strong> Motorway,” Mr<br />
McFarlane said.<br />
Mr McFarlane said he reported<br />
nine potholes but only one was<br />
repaired.<br />
Most of the potholes he<br />
reported were on Marshs Rd,<br />
Halswell.<br />
“These are only like 5m across,<br />
with no centre lines, they are<br />
really rural roads which are<br />
copping an absolute pounding.<br />
“I would hate to think that<br />
people could swerve to avoid a<br />
pothole,” Mr McFarlane said.<br />
Potholes are a road hazard the<br />
city council should address as<br />
soon as they appear, he said.<br />
When asked about Mr<br />
McFarlane’s concerns, the city<br />
council city streets maintenance<br />
manager Mark Pinner said fixing<br />
potholes was weather dependent.<br />
“Work to repair such areas can<br />
be limited and delayed until we<br />
can ensure we can work and<br />
complete what we start in dry<br />
conditions.”<br />
Roading contractors needed<br />
to make sure the road surfacing<br />
remained waterproof, Mr Pinner<br />
said.<br />
Contractors had also been<br />
asked to speed up works, he said.<br />
“Council’s contractors have<br />
increased their resources to<br />
HAZARD:<br />
Halswell-<br />
Hornby-<br />
Riccarton<br />
Community<br />
Board member<br />
Ross McFarlane<br />
says potholes<br />
are a common<br />
sight on Marshs<br />
Rd, Halswell. <br />
reflect the expectation council<br />
has set for the speed of response,<br />
methodology and quality of<br />
carrying out pothole repairs,”<br />
he said. Areas such as the rural<br />
south-west where potholes are<br />
more common will be targeted<br />
for more frequent repairs over<br />
the next year, Mr Pinner said.<br />
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Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
VEHICLE TAGGING<br />
Police say they are still<br />
investigating the car tagging<br />
incidents in Hornby earlier this<br />
month. A number of cars were<br />
spray painted with rude phrases<br />
such as “pedo van free candy?” and<br />
“drugs?” Male genitalia was also<br />
spray painted on cars. A police<br />
spokeswoman said there have<br />
been no arrests or updates in the<br />
incidents.<br />
STREET NAMES<br />
Two of the proposed Halswell<br />
subdivision street names have<br />
been changed due to potential for<br />
confusion. Ned Paterson St was<br />
proposed for the Halswell Downs<br />
subdivision but the Halswell-<br />
Hornby-Riccarton Community<br />
Board opted against the name as<br />
there is a John Paterson Dr nearby,<br />
which may cause confusion.<br />
Beamsgate Rd was chosen<br />
instead. In the Stoneridge Downs<br />
subdivision, Kepler Ridge Ln was<br />
chosen instead of Quarry Rim Ln<br />
as there is a track named Quarry<br />
Rim Walk in the area.<br />
BYLAW IN FORCE<br />
Thirty-four streets in the<br />
Halswell, Hornby and Riccarton<br />
Wards have had their existing<br />
heavy vehicle bans transferred to<br />
the city council’s new Traffic and<br />
Parking bylaw.<br />
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