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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday January 10 2024 Selwyn Times LETTERS 13 Lower speed limits not necessary; call to restrict rates rises I AM all in favour of reduced speeds outside schools, particularly primary schools, as we all know small children can be very impulsive. However, I feel the speed limit does not need to be reduced permanently to 30km/h. Speeds need to be reduced only at morning arrival and afternoon pick-up, during term times. There are no children at the local primary school now until late January/early February, so do we really need the traffic to be restricted to 30km/h along James St all that time? Lincoln Primary School has a very efficient school crossing patrol assisting children across James St. The police do a great job training the children who undertake the crossing duties, and from what I can see, every patrol is also supervised by an adult. Possibly what needs to be addressed is the number of cars dropping children off and picking them up. I see cars parked the length of James St from almost the fire station up as far as the old maternity hospital and the full length of East Belt. Maybe as well as reduced speed limits, there could be parking restrictions close to the school to improve visibility. -Lynda Gowers Delayed speed limit changes outside schools are an unfortunate consequence of the previous Government and Waka Kotahi’s flawed approach. Slower speeds around schools when children are about makes sense. However the blanket approach, adopted by Selwyn District Council and mandated by Waka Kotahi, would mean 30km/h no matter whether it’s the holidays, 9am or 9pm. Only a few schools were sensibly identified for ‘smart’ speed signs that deactivate out of school times. The blanket approach applied CHANGES: Readers respond to the December 20 Selwyn Times article in which Lincoln and West Rolleston Primary schools voiced their concerns about Government’s pausing of speed limit changes. not only to schools, but a multitude of roads across Selwyn. It was predicated on what might happen, not what the evidence supported. Basically, slow us down everywhere, just in case. Targeted lowering of speed limits might be part of the solution, but it seems to have become the solution. Coincidentally the council also noted following the previous consultation that slower speeds will allow them to spend less on road maintenance. The council’s latest consultation document contained several factual errors – simple mathematical mistakes. Perhaps this is symptomatic of the lazy and cheap approach. Many things about this new Government are not good, but stopping blanket speed limit changes and requiring evidencebased targeted changes instead is a good thing. -Aaron McGlinchy Potential big rates rises Reading the letters to the editor took the taste out of my festive drink. I would question one’s ability to pay for the intended rates hike, compounded by excessive insurance costs. 2024 is not a year to work behind closed doors, all ratepayers need to be included, let’s have no hidden agendas. -Colin Giddens I have been reading the comments (on the rates increase). Good on them telling council to control its spending. Ratepayers, businesses and community groups all across the motu (country) are all trying to cope with inflation and increased interest rates. (Mayor) Sam Broughton does a solid job, but instead of suggesting he’d stand for no rate increases over 20 per cent, why doesn’t he lead the charge? In his role as president of Local Government NZ why can’t he demand all councils contain wasteful expenditure to keep rates lower? Wasteful spending can be found everywhere. The extra spending on the fancy box cladding on the library building may well have covered running our various rural community halls for years. And does Darfield really need four signs on the same corner to identify where the library and service centre is? They’re just two examples. Perhaps we should have a readers’ competition to expose more? Who, besides me, would back a petition to Nicola Grigg to take to Parliament asking for a law change to restrict local and regional councils to rate rises of no more than the annual rate of inflation? A law change compelling them to work within the same financial constraints the average family has to face is long overdue. Restricting rates rises would help We want to hear your views on the issues affecting life in Selwyn Send emails to: barry@starmedia.kiwi many Kiwis nationwide manage their household incomes at a time when many in our economy are doing it tough. -Alan Peacock, Darfield Many ratepayers in Selwyn have expressed dismay at the suggestion of the potential 20 per cent or higher rate increase, and the timing of the announcement. I fully support those views. However what has not been stated is: Why that announcement by the mayor? Why now? With the rapid growth in Selwyn, most of infrastructure is less than 20 years old. So what massive infrastructure upgrade is required according to the mayor? Selwyn is not Wellington or Auckland. If there is, however, a looming massive upgrade required somewhere, why was that not conveyed years ago? Did he just wake up to it? What have the mayor and those councillors with many terms/years at the council done, apart from keeping their seat warm? If they are unable to effectively govern and oversee the multi-million dollar business (which the Selwyn council is) they should vacate their seats promptly. -Basil Meyer, Darfield Letters may be edited or rejected at Star Media’s discretion. Letters should be about 200 words. A name, postal address and phone number should be provided. Please use your real name, not a nickname, alias, pen name or abbreviation. Water for shorter. Water your lawn for three, 5-minute intervals over two hours to let the soil absorb more water (rather than watering continuously for 15 minutes). For more smart watering tips visit: selwyn.govt.nz/watersense
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