Nor'West News: August 07, 2018

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$25k more for Redwood Plunket rooms
Asbestos and
black mould
discovered
• By Sophie Cornish
ASBESTOS AND “significant”
black mould has been found
in the earthquake-damaged
Redwood Plunket rooms,
increasing the cost of the repair
project by $25,000.
The repair work was originally
planned to be finished at the
end of June, but has now been
pushed back to November.
In June last year, Mayor Lianne
Dalziel questioned whether
repairing the old
building was in
the city council’s
best interests.
She said it was a
challenge to make
the decision to
Lianne
Dalziel
grant a further
$45,000 for the
project, which was
originally budgeted at $30,000,
as the city council was not
provided with a detailed report.
Ms Dalziel said the repairs
would only get the building to
67 per cent of the new building
standard.
“It will still be old, still be
MORE PROBLEMS: The refurbishment of the Redwood Plunket Rooms has hit more speed
bumps meaning a delay to the completion date and further costs.
unimproved, and still be poorly
insulated. It has old services and
contains significant inherent
maintenance issues,” she said.
However, Ms Dalziel said those
comments were made during
a debate when further funding
was granted for the repairs under
an amendment to the Annual
Plan that was not accompanied
by a staff report and the detailed
options.
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A city council spokeswoman
said Ms Dalziel’s view was not
supported, but in her role as
mayor she supports the decision
that was made.
An extra $25,000 is required to
remove the asbestos and mould,
bringing the budget to $100,000.
A city council spokesman said
the process to get a contractor
has been delayed due to the
initial cost coming in over the
project’s budget allocation.
Once started the project is
expected to take three months
to complete. The building will
be home to a social worker, who
is funded by the Papanui-Innes
Community Board, and a
community gathering space.
When applying for additional
funding, the community board
said the facility was desperately
needed in the area.
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BUS STOP WANTED
A school bus parking space may
be installed outside Westburn
School in order to reduce
congestion and safety concerns.
The school principal approached
the Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board
about the issue on Waimairi Rd.
There is no dedicated school bus
parking space, which can often
force the buses to double park,
causing congestion and unsafe
situations for children and road
users.
UNI-CYCLE ROUTE AWARD
City council’s Uni–Cycle
major cycle route has won the
supreme award at a national bike
competition. Judges at the Bike
to the Future Awards said the
route was an “exemplar project”
and a deserving winner of the
supreme award. Christchurch
was also a winner through
Biketober 2017. The route also
won the built excellence award
for the work done designing
and building the cycleway while
accommodating the needs of the
Canterbury University, schools,
parks and residential areas along
the cycle path. The route runs
between the central city and
university through Hagley
Park, Riccarton Bush and Ilam
Fields.
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