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2 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>June</strong> 9, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Petition for stockwater race<br />
BY MICK JENSEN<br />
Longbeach residentsSheryl and Hal<br />
Stivens havepresentedapetition<br />
with191 names to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
DistrictCouncilasking that a<br />
sectionofstockwater raceremains<br />
open.<br />
In March councilapproved the<br />
closure of the race, whichruns<br />
through six propertiesinthe<br />
Longbeach Road/Willowby area.<br />
The other five propertyownershave<br />
consented to its closure.<br />
A280msectionofthe 1.5km race<br />
runs throughthe Stivens lifestyle<br />
property on Boundary Roadand is<br />
used as an alternative water source.<br />
Speaking at council lastweek Mrs<br />
Stivens saidthe creek also provided<br />
drainage thathelpedprevent<br />
floodingonthe road.<br />
Duringlast year’s heavyrain<br />
event (May 31) waterhad been<br />
carriedaway andout tosea and<br />
flooding prevented becauseofthe<br />
creek and extra channelsdug on her<br />
property.<br />
Mrs Stivens said thewater race<br />
provided an essential ‘‘backup’’ on<br />
herproperty andtherehad beena<br />
reliableflowofwater until very<br />
recently.<br />
That recent unreliability was<br />
downtoother landowners, shesaid.<br />
Mrs Stivens said she had map<br />
documentation that showed therace<br />
was on the siteofahistoric<br />
waterway,whichmeantitqualified<br />
forprotectionunderthe country’s<br />
INDIC<br />
fresh water policy.<br />
Shesaid the racewas also<br />
important for local biodiversity.<br />
MrsStivenssaidcentral<br />
government policies werecoming in<br />
that wantedtosavefragmentsof<br />
biodiversity because industrial<br />
farming and short term thinking had<br />
diminished fresh water ecology.<br />
The section of raceinquestion<br />
runsfrom 272 to 344 Longbeach<br />
Road.<br />
Acondition assessment report<br />
commissionedbycouncilindicated<br />
that theecological valuesintherace<br />
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Sheryl Stivens wants to keep a<br />
stockwater race flowing through her<br />
property open.<br />
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were low.<br />
Councilhas proposedan<br />
alternative water race route.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Mayor Neil Brown told<br />
MrsStivens that to rescindthe<br />
closurefour councillors or more<br />
would need to sign aletter of notice<br />
to motion addressed to thecouncil<br />
chiefexecutive andonly thencould<br />
the closure be reheard.<br />
Skate park now avested asset<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council has<br />
formally agreed to receive the<br />
Methven Skate Park as avested<br />
asset.<br />
Theskatepark was adream driven<br />
by KidzMethven over13years and<br />
opened in July 2020. The bowl area<br />
opened in April 2021.<br />
Around $130,000 was raised<br />
through the community and from<br />
funders to buildit.<br />
Thecommittee of KidzMethven<br />
offered to vest theasset with council<br />
and staff haveestimatedthatthe<br />
facility today would cost $400,000 to<br />
build.<br />
Councillor AngusMcKay said<br />
KidzMethvenneeded to be<br />
congratulated for the project that<br />
they had developed.<br />
Council has includedabudget of<br />
$7540 in the draft <strong>2022</strong>/23 Annual<br />
Plan to maintainthe site and to<br />
Skaters hit the park on the open day in 2020.<br />
cover expenses such as gardening,<br />
graffiti and vandalism, edging and<br />
general maintenance.<br />
The skate park on thecornerof<br />
McMillan and Bank streets will<br />
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become acouncil asset fromJuly 1.<br />
Ashortlegal agreementwill be<br />
prepared between council and<br />
KidzMethven which documents the<br />
termsofthe vesting of the asset.<br />
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