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Turning the first sod are (from left) church project committee member Judith Crozier, project<br />
manager Hayley Groves, churchproject committeemember Brian Reesby and Mike McHaffie<br />
from McIntosh Builders.<br />
Methodist church handed<br />
over for $3m renovation<br />
The Methodistchurchsite on Baring Square<br />
has beenblessed and the firstsod<br />
symbolically turned ahead of a12month<br />
renovation and extension projectset to start<br />
soon.<br />
ReverendHeather Kennedytold asmall<br />
gathering on Sunday that the longawaited<br />
building project would start at the end of the<br />
month.<br />
Once completed, the church would again<br />
be aplace of worship andservices andalso<br />
for the community.<br />
In aceremonial gesture Reverend<br />
Kennedyhanded over the keystothe church<br />
to building projectsite manager Mike<br />
McHaffie fromMcIntosh Builders.<br />
CouncillorRodger Letham, who<br />
represented the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />
at the blessing,said thechurch had afond<br />
placeinhis heart.<br />
He had been marriedinit, his fatherinlaw<br />
hadonce been its minister and he had<br />
enjoyed singinginit.<br />
It hadgreatacousticsand oncehad its own<br />
40member choir,MrLetham said.<br />
The 12month projectwill see the church<br />
strengthened, repairscarried outon<br />
damaged areas and the additionofanew<br />
extension on the south side.<br />
The project is expected to cost $3 million.<br />
Councilisbuilding its$51.6m newcivicand<br />
librarybuilding alongside the church.<br />
NEW<br />
DIRECTION<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />
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7<br />
Solid waste service<br />
not wanted by all<br />
Rakaia resident Philip Brown is<br />
not in favour of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
council’s proposal to extendits<br />
solidwasteservice to his property<br />
andothers.<br />
SpeakingatTuesday’s revenue<br />
andfinance policy hearings, Mr<br />
Brown said he simply didn’t want<br />
or needthe service.<br />
He could recycle himself,and<br />
did,and he generatedlittle<br />
rubbish.<br />
Residents should be giventhe<br />
option to opt in, or opt out, he said.<br />
He objected to the cost of joining<br />
the service and just didn’t wantit.<br />
Ian and Judith Neumann were<br />
of the sameopinion,whilea<br />
numberofresidents stated they<br />
werealreadyable to recycle at<br />
Longbeach School.<br />
Some10ofthe 30 submitters<br />
stated theywereinfavour of the<br />
service extension.<br />
The proposal will add 162<br />
propertiestothe service fromJuly<br />
<strong>20</strong>21and will cost an estimated<br />
$230 per household.<br />
House prices down<br />
More homes havebeen sold,but at<br />
lowervalues in <strong>Ashburton</strong> district<br />
in Julycompared with the<br />
previous month.<br />
Themedian price forhouses<br />
sold in the districtinJulywas<br />
$330,000,compared with $370,000<br />
in Juneand $330,000 in July <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
The volumeofhouses sold in<br />
thoserespective periods were 49,<br />
44 and54.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council staff<br />
notedthe increase in sales<br />
recently,sayingthe numberof<br />
land information memorandums<br />
(LIMs) soughthad beensteadily<br />
increasingmonth by month.<br />
In April there were 14 LIMs<br />
issuedbycouncil,inMaythere<br />
were 51 andinJune 61; inJuly the<br />
figure was in the 80s.<br />
There was evidenceof<br />
properties sittingjustdaysonthe<br />
marketwith multipleoffers being<br />
received.<br />
Timaru’s medianpriceinJuly<br />
was $370,00, down from$387,000<br />
in June.<br />
In Canterbury, the medianprice<br />
increased6.7 percent yearonyearto$476,000.<br />
Thefigures from the Real<br />
Estate Institute of NewZealand<br />
(REINZ) showsCanterbury had its<br />
highestJuly sales count(987)<br />
since <strong>20</strong>07.<br />
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