Southern View: October 15, 2019

4 Tuesday October 15 2019
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SOUTHERN VIEW
Calls for more investment in
An Addington community
leader says the area is not
getting enough attention
from the city council
compared to the central
city. Matt Slaughter took to
the streets to find out what
others think
MANUKA COTTAGE manager
Cherylan Davies thinks the city
council should be investing more
in Addington and paying greater
attention to what residents want.
Mrs Davies and other residents
she has spoken to are concerned
with “the
amount of
money that’s
being spent
in the central
city.”
She said it is
“understandable
to a point”
Cherylan
Davies
– but it is
coming “at the
cost of the little
suburbs.”
“There’s nothing for youth in
Addington. There’s no basketball
court, there’s no skateboard
park, and because we are in such
close proximity to the central
city, council would say, well,
you could walk to Washington
Way skate park. There’s not a
lot of things for youth and for
children to do and this is just
parents and kids saying it when
you’re talking to them,” said Mrs
Davies.
On the streets of Addington,
business owners and residents
approached by Southern View
were split on whether the area
needs more investment.
Said Lincoln Rd’s Pramukh
Convenience Store manager
Bipin Parmar: “Most of the
proportion of the money goes to
the central city and not looking
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Mr Parmar said the area
needs the city council to invest
in “something
to make
Addington
more attractive”
and “make it
safe for the
people.”
He said
in spite of
being close to
Bipin Parmar Hagley Park,
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Addington
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it also needs some “kids fun
or something because there’s
nothing much to do for kids.”
The Miller Bar & Cafe owner
Michelle Cattell said the suburb
has been neglected.
“I think they [city council] are
just too busy focusing on the
central city.”
She said the city council’s plan
to build new bus lanes, which
will operate at peak times on
Lincoln Rd and reduce the speed
limit to 30km/h for a 900m
stretch, will do more harm than
good.
“The 30km/h zone and the bus
lanes – that’s going to ruin the
dairies.
“This redevelopment is not
going to benefit Addington.
They’re looking at Addington
but they’re doing it for the wrong
reasons,” she said.
Ms Cattell feels there is a
“double standard” when it comes
to the regulations imposed on
Addington bars, compared to
those in the central city.
“We went into town and some
of the people trying to get in
could hardly walk.
“It’s like there’s a double
standard from the outer bars
compared to the inner-city
bars.”
However, Addington
resident Matt Kamstra is
pleased the council’s priority is
the central city and says enough
attention is being given to
Addington.
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