Western News: June 18, 2019

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Tuesday June 18 2019 13
Your Local Views
‘Helping neighbours meet’
Delamain Residents’
Association chairman Geoff
Holland writes about how
you can get involved in the
community and the impact
work at the Yaldhurst Park
Subdivision is having on the
area
GET TO know your neighbours
– they are nice, friendly people.
Swap telephone numbers.
If you know they are away,
keep an eye on their property,
perhaps feed their pets.
Plants have been stolen from
front gardens in Delamain, so
keep watch for any suspicious
behaviour – and report it.
To help neighbours meet, we
hold successful neighbourhood
week barbecues in Delamain
Park.
A community beautification
project is also being set up to help
maintain the special features of
our area, such as the “gateways”
at Little Oaks Drive and Jarnac
Boulevard, the monoliths
under the transmission lines on
Buchanans Rd and the fringes of
the Paparua Stream.
We started by removing the
sign on Jarnac Boulevard which
had been tagged. We are also
planning an inspection in the
next few weeks to identify issues.
Keep an eye out for a notice
about this – you are very
welcome to participate.
Let us know if you are keen
by emailing delamain.residents.
association@gmail.com.
And make sure you read our
newsletter. We also send out
email notices on city council
matters that affect us, and
weather and road condition
warnings from Neighbourhood
Support. If you would like to get
these, email me and you will be
added to the list.
One issue to consider is how
work at the Yaldhurst Park and
Buchanans Rd subdivisions
CONCERNED:
The Delamain
Residents’
Association is
concerned work at
the Yaldhurst Park
Subdivision may
negatively impact
on the area.
PHOTO: MARTIN
HUNTER
may negatively affect Delamain.
It is not appropriate for trucks
involved in the work to use
Jarnac Boulevard.
The size, noise and dust are
not appropriate for a residential
street, and traffic safety could be
compromised.
If you have any issues or
concerns over this, let us know.
We also highlighted the
fire risk of the long grass over
summer and a developer mowed
much of it.
An issue with parking on
our narrow streets has been
raised too. The rubbish trucks
have difficulty getting through
Delamain.
It’s not a major issue, but
in the event of a fire, the
consequences could be serious.
Think about how you park, as
marking no stopping areas could
seriously affect the amenity of
your street.
Fendalton centre may
get more services
• By Jess Gibson
THE FENDALTON Library and
Service Centre may soon be a
one-stop shop.
The city council is considering
expanding the service centre
to offer postal services, bill
payments and Metro card
purchases.
Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board
chairman Sam MacDonald
requested the upgrade as the
building is currently receiving
$1.1 million in renovations to the
interior and exterior.
“When you’re spending money
to redo the library like that, we
should do it right.”
The building is set to reopen
on July 29.
Since the closure of the
Fendalton Post Shop in 2015, the
centre has been providing basic
postal services.
“There are five schools within
close proximity to the library,
including two large secondary
schools – Burnside High School
and Christchurch Boys’ High
School. (The community board)
believe that having the option to
purchase Metro cards from the
service centre would be of great
convenience to our residents,”
he said.
“We are also conscious of the
needs of our older residents, who
often prefer to pay their bills in
person rather than online.”
CONVENIENCE: Sam
MacDonald has asked
the city council to look at
expanding the services
offered at the Fendalton
Library and Service Centre.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
A response from chief
executive Karleen Edwards said
the city council is in discussion
with NZ Post about providing
bill payment services within the
Fendalton area.
“Proximity of other NZ Post
plus centres and customer
demand are considerations that
they will investigate further,” she
said.
An update is expected by the
end of the month.
Dr Edwards said the city
council is also in discussion with
Environment Canterbury over
Metro card services to cover
gaps in coverage.
“Further work is under way
to identify high demand areas
and the development of an
appropriate rollout strategy.”
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