Nor'West News: August 10, 2023

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Jeffreys Reserve tree planting
plan gets the green light
• By Briar Allen
A TREE planting plan at Jeffreys
Reserve in Fendalton has been
approved in alignment with the
city council’s urban forest plan.
The Waimāero Fendalton-
Waimairi-Harewood Community
Board reviewed the plan
and it passed unanimously.
It will allow for 40 per cent
canopy cover across the reserve.
The urban forest plan
focuses on increasing the
city’s canopy cover, in
particular within open
spaces. It was released for
public consultation between
June 30 and July 17.
Four submissions specifically
related to Jeffreys
Reserve. Two expressed an
interest in seeing more native
trees, one highlighted
the importance of maintaining
visibility for safety reasons, and
one had concerns about shading
and existing silver birch trees.
These suggestions have been
incorporated.
City arborist Toby Chapman
said the Jeffreys Reserve plans
were sent around city council
departments internally, and one
concern was to ensure there
was sufficient space for the playground
upgrade.
Toby
Chapman
“One thing that was raised
there was to ensure that we have
space provided for an upgrade
of the playground, when it’s
scheduled in the future, which
we’ve done.
“We also took some trees off
the planting plan in one of the
corners just to create a more
open feel to the park because we
were concerned that that would
close the park off a lot.”
He said three proposed
trees near the playground
area and two near the
bend in the path have
been removed from the
plan.
Chapman said most of
the general submissions
were concerned about
the species selection, or
indicated a preference for
more native trees.
“This is something the city
council staff have taken on
board and will be incorporated
into these plans,” he said.
Some general submissions also
highlighted concerns about ongoing
maintenance of the trees,
but as part of the parks planting
programme all trees will be
maintained for the first seven
years before being included in
the city council’s normal tree
FUTURE PROOFING:
Changes have been
incorporated into the
Jeffreys Reserve tree
planting plan, to ensure
there is space for a
playground upgrade in the
future.
maintenance programme.
Chapman said there is only
a month and a half left of the
planting season, so not everything
will get done at Jeffreys
Reserve this season.
“We need to start ordering
trees for next season so we can
get stuck in.”
In Brief
NOR’WEST CYCLEWAY
NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING
Negotiations
between
city council
staff and a
preferred
contractor for the Nor’West Arc
Cycleway from the university to
Aorangi Rd are continuing. If
the negotiations are successful,
construction is anticipated to
begin later this month. Staff will
provide a further update once the
contract has been awarded and
the programme confirmed.
GARDENS TO GET LIGHT
TO HELP WITH SECURITY
The Bryndwr Community
Gardens will be getting a solar
light as a trial to help with
security. The light will go in the
gardens and will benefit attendees
of the aikido gym as well, as they
will be able to see the path to the
building at night. The garden may
also get a couple of fruit trees
planted in the coming months.
BIKE SHED SURVEY TO BE
CARRIED OUT
The Bishopdale Mall Business
Centre Association, with support
from community development
advisor Natalie Dally, will be
surveying businesses in the mall
about whether they need a secure
space to lock employee bicycles.
It is hoped the survey will help to
identify how many people would
use a bike shed, the size needed
and possible locations.
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