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4 Tuesday September 10 2019 News Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz SOUTHERN VIEW Charity shops seen as a rubbish dump • By Laura Hitchon PEOPLE ARE discarding damaged goods and other rubbish outside charity shops to avoid paying refuse station fees. Charity shop staff are turning up to work on Monday mornings to discover large piles of damaged goods lying on their front door step and, although some items are saleable, many are not. St John Opportunity Shop volunteer Brian North said many people dropped off the goods at their Addington store at night or during the weekend when the shop was closed. “We would prefer that people drop off their goods during the daytime when we are able to inspect them. “People think that just because they donate something, we will accept it but we need to be able to sell these items and if they’re damaged, we can’t,” he said. Salvation Army Family Store Hornby shop manager Terry Murray said some people genuinely believed the goods they were donating were in an acceptable condition but many people knew the goods were rubbish and donated them anyway. Damaged goods being donated included lounge suites, drawers, mattresses, tables, chairs, ANNOYED: Salvation Army Family Store Hornby shop manager Terry Murray (right) and volunteer Neville Walton stand next to the overflowing rubbish skip filled with donated goods they cannot sell. sporting equipment, crockery, glassware, artwork, books, clothing and shoes. The money generated from selling donated goods goes back into the charity to help people in need, however, this was being jeopardised by the cost of having to dump other people’s rubbish. Mr Murray said they emptied their skip about three times a week which cost them about $140 each time. “One of the biggest expenses we have is taking damaged goods to the dump.” Mr Murray said the cost of taking rubbish to the refuse station was a possible cause of people dumping their unwanted goods at charity shops. “Many people don’t own a trailer and can’t afford to hire one let alone afford to take their rubbish to the dump, so they just leave it on the charity’s doorstep,” he said. To dump one tonne of general waste, the EcoCentral website lists it at $253.40. WASTE: Salvation Army staff members Leane Robertson (left) and Karen White with dirty, stained and faded clothing. PHOTOS: LAURA HITCHON Mr Murray said it would be beneficial if the city council collected large waste from the charity once a month and subsidised the dumping fees to ease pressure. A city council spokesperson said they expected residents to dispose of their unwanted items responsibly and that people should only make donations to charity stores that are open, able and willing to take their items. The spokesperson said dumping damaged goods at charity bins or store fronts could be seen as illegal dumping and could incur a fine for the person disposing of the litter. “The kerbside collection service is a standard service funded by ratepayers and we are unable to provide additional services above the entitlement of a property.” The spokesperson said unwanted goods could be disposed of at one of three EcoDrop recycling centres across the city at a cost. Get your EQ repairs checked, before it’s too late. Onsold or original owner, time is running out JOIN US NOW! See website for details SWANNDRI All Women's Shirts $39 BENDON $20 sale. Some exclusions apply. ICEBREAKER End of season sale. 50%-70% off RRP storewide. Ends 15 Sep JOHNNY BIGG Sale Suits now $119.99. Sale Knits nothing over $39.99. Ends 15 Sep Sign up with us for a free foundation report. Claims Resolution Service (2015) Limited Ph: 03 377 8855 | 130 Ferry Road, Christchurch E: info@earthquakeservices.co.nz | W: www.earthquakeservices.co.nz NO WIN NO FEE STYLES MAY DIFFER TO IMAGE SHOWN Sign up to Smart Deals & be in the monthly draw for a $100 Dress-Smart gift card! Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750 CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby www.dress-smart.co.nz HALLENSTEINS Blazers & Jackets $30. Fine gauge jerseys $20. Selected styles. While stocks last.
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday September 10 2019 5 Bid to stop parking on village green • By Matt Slaughter CONCERNS HAVE been raised about vehicles parking on the Cashmere Village Green and damaging the grass. A neighbour of the green has complained to the Spreydon- Cashmere Community Board about vehicles parking on the grass. Board member Lee Sampson then took photos of Boss Construction vehicles parked on the grass. Lee Sampson However, the company’s managing director Guy Mckee, who lives near the green, said his workers are no longer doing parking there. Mr Sampson said the city council has asked people parking on the green on Dyers Pass Rd to stop. This was originally somewhat effective but Mr Sampson said the number of vehicles parking on the grass had returned to concerning levels “over the last three to four weeks.” “It’s a couple of parties, maybe two or three parties that are starting to take the preverbal to be honest, it’s out of hand. It’s completely eroding the grass on that side of the green.” “What we need is maybe a consistent approach from the council to how we deal with people when they’re parking on reserves.” Said city council manager of community parks Al Hardy: “Council staff have approached offenders to no longer park on the grass and continue monitoring of the site. If actions of the offenders persist enforcement has the capability to have vehicles towed.” Mr Mckee said although his contractors used to park on the green, they no longer did. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN DAMAGE: Southern View visited the Cashmere Village Green last week and took this photo of vehicles parked on the grass. (Right) – Boss Construction vehicles also used to park on the grass. “It was brought to my attention that there were contractors parking on there, so all our contractors are now parking on a cobblestone bit which is designated for parking. We’re not parking on the green at all,” said Mr Mckee. “I just don’t see it being a massive deal. I mean when the [Cashmere Presbyterian] church has something on, there are cars parked all over the grass and I’ve seen other neighbours and bits and pieces park on it. I just kind of think that this (complainant) is just sort of clutching at straws . . . but they seem to pick on me and don’t address that there are a lot of other people that do park there, it’s not just us and we’re not ripping the grass up or anything like that.” Cashmere Presbyterian Church minister Silvia Purdie said its visitors do park on the green during busy events, like funerals and weddings, as exactly where people are allowed to park is not obvious. “We’ve obviously never encouraged people to park on the actual grass and it is a little unclear as to where the parking areas actually are . . . there’s no signage and there’s no paint and there are no bollards or anything so I do understand that people try to squeeze in there and we hope to not be inconvenient to the neighbours,” she said. “If there’s an issue we would support the council putting in some bollards or some better, clearer direction for that, but certainly having industrial work vehicles parked up there is not helpful from our point of view.” Cyclists urged to slow down at Cashmere track • By Matt Slaughter CYCLISTS SPEEDING through a popular track in Cashmere are putting walkers in danger. The Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board has asked city council staff to improve the signage at Ernle Clark Reserve to remind cyclists to be more considerate to pedestrians. Board member Lee Sampson said the request was a result of the concerns raised by a nearby resident. “It’s just Ernle Clark is such a successful space and it’s being used by so many people,” he said. “The cyclists, because there are so many bends as you go around Ernle Clark or so many trees that kind of jut out into traffic, are just catching people out now and again. “[City council] staff will go away and explore putting some signage up, so hopefully it’s just a case of putting some signs up and everybody gets on and will just have a little bit more courtesy for pedestrians. “If you take the opinion that cyclists can’t use it, people will still use it, so you’ve just got to try and work with people essentially.” BRIGGS AUTO SERVICE LET US SERVICE yOUR VEhICLE And REdUCE yOUR RUnnInG COSTS your local trusted automotive service and repair specialists 332-0140 | 242 Barrington Street Kerry Briggs | Blair Shewan Easy Parking 17 Lillian Street, Halswell 03 322 4548 Open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Soft plastics go in the red bin That’s anything plastic you can scrunch in your hand, like this piece of bubble wrap. Thanks for bin good everyone! ccc.govt.nz/redbin
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