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4 Thursday October 29 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz WESTERN NEWS Call for centre line on Lodestar Ave • From page 1 Said Toothill: “We’re very pleased that it’s got to this stage, but the concerns have continued to grow rather than get better. Traffic has picked up, and many cars are doing closer to 60km/h. “But I’ll feel relieved when it’s actually been put in place. Every day something is not implemented is a risk to our employees.” Along with the speed limit change, Toothill wanted a centre line painted on the road. “It’s been proven that when there’s a centre line, people tend to go slower with the perception of a narrower road,” he said. Residents of Lady Wigram Retirement Village were also calling for a lowered speed limit and heavy vehicle restrictions on Lodestar Ave after long-standing issues with noisy trucks. The city council has since proposed to reduce the speed limit from 50km/h to 40km/h on Lodestar Ave and Strark Drive. It also proposed to reduce the limit from 60km/h to 50km/h in Awatea Rd, Wigram Rd and Wilmers Rd; from 50km/h to 40km/h in the Wigram Skies, Broken Run, Awatea Park, Awatea Green and Magnolia Estate subdivisions, and from 50km/h to 30km/h at The Runway at the Landing. City council transport operations manager Steffan Thomas said the “safer speeds will benefit residents in a growing and very popular area of the city.” “Many families – along with several businesses – have moved to the wider Wigram area and we are very conscious of the need to ensure that speed limits support a safer environment,” he said. “It is not just about keeping the driver and passengers of a car safe, it is also about keeping vulnerable road users safe.” Public feedback on the draft plan closes on November 18. A final decision is due in December, with any changes implemented by the end of January next year. Peace rock proposal for park • By Avneesh Vincent A PROPOSAL for a peace rock at Harrington Park in Riccarton has been approved by the Halswell- Hornby-Riccarton Community Board. The Oak Development Trust along with local residents had previously proposed for a “peace garden” in June last year as a memorial for the March 15, 2019, mosque attacks. Carol Renouf However, after working with council staff members and estimating the costs involved, the trust decided to have a peace rock along with a poem inscribed on a plaque. “A rock is something that shows a solid relationship of peace and understanding,” said the community board chair, Mike Mora. He said it would be a symbol of unity and had significance in other cultures as well. The proposal was first put forward by local resident, Sirwan Mohamadi. He had written a poem in remembrance of the attacks and was keen to have the poem on a plaque and placed on a standing rock. “It was the writer who came to us with the idea about 18 months ago and then we took it to the council for approval, which we will see go to work,” trust manager Carol Renouf said. She said that the location of the peace rock was based on the request of Mohamadi who wanted it to be placed in the vicinity of the Riccarton community. The location not being far away from the mosque. SYMBOL: A peace rock has been proposed for Harrington Park as a memorial for the mosque attacks. “I see the rock as an acknowledgment of what we want to be, as a diverse community which is respecting, loving and supporting peace.’’ Renouf said the city council would work with the trust to make sure certain standards are followed. While the rock would be donated by Gardenmakers, she said the trust would be happy if someone from the public would want to donate towards the plaque. The date for the placement of the rock is yet to be decided. NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER TO THE NZ JET BOATING COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS • Part Boats & Hulls • Turn Key Packages • New Jet Units • Custom Fabrication • Expert Advice SERVICING Peter Tonkin 03 962 0505 peter.tonkin@hamjet.co.nz • Spare Parts Retailer • Jet Unit Refurbishment • Engine Tune-Ups • Insurance Repairs • Impellor Reconditioning oN sAle Now! Now only $35.80 Plus $5 P&H per copy AvAilAble from stAr mediA: Level One, 359 Lincoln Road Addington, Christchurch Phone 379 7100 For everything AUTO ELECTRIC CARS • BOATS • TRUCKS CARAVANS • TRAILERS • 4WDS ELECTRIC & HYBRID VEHICLES • Starter Motors • Alternators • Central Locking • electric Windows • ABS & Airbags • Stereos/ Alarms • Batteries • tuneups • engine Management Amazing Auto USUALLy AAE Electric SAMe DAy ServiCe 65 Coleridge St, Sydenham Phone 03 379 4250 www.amazingautoelectric.co.nz Thank you It’s a privilege and I look forward to working with everyone in Wigram again. If you would like to get in touch with me please call my office on 03 338 6347 or email megan.woodsmp@parliament.govt.nz Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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