Southern View: January 14, 2020

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Tuesday January 14 2020 5
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Social media stoush
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Ms Tait said Mr
Tindall’s post does not
reflect the views of the
Cashmere Residents’
Association, which is
an incorporated society
currently in recess,
while she and two
others consider the feasibility
Rik Tindall
said: “There was no
provision at that
time in the association’s
constitution
specifically for how
membership would be
terminated. They used
the general provision
to act in what they saw
as the best interests of
of starting it up again.
Said Ms Tait: “No former
office holders of the association
or indeed, any other members
of the association have any
authority to speak on behalf
of the association or post
anything in the name of the association
on the Facebook page
or take the name of the association
for any other reason.”
But Mr Tindall said the Facebook
page’s description makes
clear that it is no longer active
and its content is simply a vestige
of the sentiment within the
Cashmere community.
He also said the process to
expel him as president was
not carried out correctly as
this happened at a residential
address rather than councilowned
premises, so he feels he
still has a right to post on the
page in a way to help rebuild
the association.
Ms Tait was not involved
in the decision to expel Mr
Tindall as president but she
the association at that time and
made that decision.”
Mr Tindall said he is open to
meeting with those interested
in re-activating the association
so it can serve Cashmere once
again.
Ms Tait said posts like this
could confuse people and suggest
the association is unstable.
People’s comments in response
to the post demonstrate
this confusion.
Said one person: “Totally
looks like a rant to me and
makes very little sense? If the
person writing this is involved
in running the group it may
not be surprising that folks do
not want to be involved. Just a
thought.”
Another person said: “Didn’t
really understand a word of
that - is this not the official
residents’ association page
anymore? Because if it’s not, it
probably shouldn’t have those
words in the page name as it’s
rather misleading.”
Lyn McKinnon responds
to the December 17
article on a father’s calls
for a safer cycle route
between Westmorland and
Cashmere High School.
It is certainly a very busy and
potentially really disastrous
route to take, whether you are
a student en route to Cashmere
High, as you have described, or a
pensioner like me.
I have a husband in hospital
care at Cashmere View and
bought an electric bike so that for
my daily visits from Westmorland
I would not need my car.
But on very busy days (all day
Saturday and Sunday) and at
peak times during the week I feel
quite vulnerable, and sometimes
resort to dismounting and waiting
on the footpath to cross the
road when there is eventually a
break in the traffic.
I can see that the Cracroft area
will be a problem for planners
of cycle tracks, as the bridge
over the river would probably
need major reconstruction. But
I believe the high-density cycle
usage, both by Cashmere High
students and hundreds, possibly
thousands of recreational or
competitive cyclists seven days of
the week, should make this part
of the city’s cycling network a
priority for planners.
A long-term plan, possibly not
programmed for another seven
to eight years, is just not good
enough. I feel annoyed that I
will probably be pushing up the
daisies before a sensible solution
is implemented. I just hope that
I am not in that position as a
result of a fatal encounter on this
stretch of road.
Cornelis Tabak responds
to the December 10 article
on the measures being taken
to make the Hoon Hay,
Worsleys and Cashmere
Rds intersection and Dyers
Pass and Hackthorne Rds
intersection safer.
There seems to be a very small
vocal minority who want traffic
lights here.
This minority obviously has
a problem with negotiating this
and many other intersections and
they want traffic lights everywhere.
They give their driving ability
away by mentioning having problems
making right-hand turns.
It is not a busy intersection and
roading improvements would
help.
Parking on the very narrow
Cashmere Rd very near this
intersection is stupid. I could
almost write a book about this
intersection.
My rates have almost
doubled in the six years I
have lived on Hoon Hay Rd.
Another $2.5 million for people
who can’t drive certainly has me
started.
The other intersection of Dyers
and Hackthorne Rds is trickier to
negotiate so great care is needed
there, like everywhere with all
driving.
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