Bay Harbour: March 03, 2021

• By Samantha Mythen
REDCLIFFS residents have
concerns an upgrade to the
community’s medical centre will
pose a danger to cyclists and
others who the use the shared
Coastal Pathway.
The Redcliffs Residents Association
is now calling on the city
council to notify the resource
consent needed for the development
on Main Rd, allowing the
public to provide feedback.
Rebuilding
the medical
centre on the
new site will
mean vehicle
access into the
building will
have to cross
the popular
Coastal Pathway.
Redcliffs
Residents Association secretary
Pat McIntosh said: “We have
major concerns for the safety
of those who use the pathway,
including cyclists and children.
“It would break the flow of the
path which was intended to be
an unbroken route from town
through to Sumner.”
Said Coastal Pathway Group
chairman Hanno Sander: “As
stewards of the Coastal Pathway,
we want to work with the community
to ensure safety for pathway
users. Currently the vision
for the pathway is a continuous
6.5km connection between communities.
“We are concerned that a busy
access point would split that
connection.”
Only one of the shops would
remain if the medical centre was
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rebuilt in that area, and planting
and established flower gardens
would likely have to be removed.
“The area is part of the economic
centre of the village and
we are reluctant to close another
commercial venue,” McIntosh
said.
“The village is quite vulnerable
and we do not want to threaten
the economic viability.”
The residents’ association has
asked the community board to
look at the project and to provide
advice on whether it should be
approved.
McIntosh spoke to a planner
involved in the project last
month who said they were
looking into the safety and traffic
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Safety concerns over medical centre plans
Pat
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DEVELOPMENT: The proposed site for the new medical centre at Redcliffs.
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aspects of it.
Linwood-Heathcote-Central
Community Board chairwoman
Alexandra Davids confirmed
the plans were still being developed.
She said once that occurred,
stakeholders would be approached
for feedback.
McIntosh said: “We do not
want the medical centre to leave
the village, it is important to the
community.”
“But it would be ideal if the
medical centre could be built
on its own original site and if
we could facilitate this for them.
There would be good access, it
would still be close to the centre
of the village without interfering
with the Coastal Pathway.”
The medical centre is expected
to move from 180 Main Rd and
rebuild at 93-95 in the village
centre.
It is the perfect site for the
medical centre as they are wanting
to consolidate their resources
into one building, including a
pharmacy.
The owner of the medical
centre was unavailable for
comment.
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