Regulatory Committee Agenda - Waipa District Council

From: Tony and Jennie fmailto:gford@jhug.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012 11:01 a.m.
To: cathie Shaw
Cc: John Bishop; 'Mike Pettit'; 'Elwyn'; Tony Roxburgh; Barbara Taran!!lki (external);
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Subject: cambridge RSA Heritage and Protected Building
Hi,
I firmly oppose the demolition of the cambridae RSA; it goes against all the principals that we stand for as the
Walpa Heritage Coundl. The woe have given this building protection for Its value as an early character
structure of significance to the town and as suc:h every effort should be made to preserve it. The building has
been altered but its appearance it still that of a very fine elCample of early local colonial architecture. It has a
prominent street frontage and stands proud on an elevated site. It is situated in the CBD 'character zone' as
one of the few remaining elCamples of Its type. It still has most of its original exterior features and Is certainly
worth preserving in its current state.
I do not understand why Council should be considering a major departing from their own heritage protection
regulations by considering demolition. It appears that the only reason for making this decision would be to
enable the current owners to realise a better price for the property. I believe we have a duty to stand by our
principles and uphold the protection of our heritage buildings which we have fought so hard for. We owe this
to the community who would no doubt be extremely disappointed if we allowed demolition.
Regards,
Jennie Galnsford
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