14 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 7 <strong>2024</strong>
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 7 <strong>2024</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz LETTERS 15 If <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents contribute to Te Kaha, it should be at a lesser rate SOME Christchurch City Councillors and their mayor think <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents and ratepayers should help fund their stadium. Do they not believe in “no taxation without representation”? Will there be a board with regional representation for the stadium? Who will benefit most from the stadium? It will be Christchurch businesses, particularly those in hospitality and accommodation. If Christchurch city wants more income to fund their stadium let them levy the businesses which will benefit most and keep their sticky fingers out of the wallets of <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents. I have an alternate proposal. Let there be a regional facilities rate, like the Canterbury Museum rate, based on population. Waimakariri and <strong>Selwyn</strong> districts have many facilities Christchurch residents use for free or at no more charge than locals. Let there be a regional facilities rate that helps fund the construction and operation of regional facilities, not just Christchurch’s stadium. Let Christchurch residents help fund the facilities they also use, this would be fair and equitable. Somehow I don’t think all Christchurch city councillors and their mayor are interested in fairness and being reasonable. -Mark Alexander While <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents will benefit from having Te Kaha built in Christchurch in terms of the sports matches and concerts that it brings to the wider Canterbury region, <strong>Selwyn</strong> needs to be careful when assessing its economic value to the district. If anything, the stadium will bring an economic loss for <strong>Selwyn</strong> because when residents of <strong>Selwyn</strong> go into Christchurch to attend an event at Te Kaha, they will likely dine out at a Christchurch restaurant before, and drink at a Christchurch pub afterwards, and then catch a Christchurch-based taxi home from the city. All that economic activity stimulates business activity in Christchurch when residents otherwise, if it weren’t for the stadium, might be dining and/ or drinking at <strong>Selwyn</strong> establishments. I What believe it is reasonable for Where When What What Contact Where Where When When Contact Contact What are we doing? <strong>Selwyn</strong> District ratepayers to contribute, but the amount needs to be very modest per ratepayer compared to those of Christchurch city. -Kane David, Rolleston Chlorination/stadium I grew up with the best water without chlorine all my life. Now for some reason the council wants to make it permanent. Instead of finding a scapegoat for their overspending on things that don’t concern <strong>Selwyn</strong>, maybe they need to take responsibility and provide the basic living essentials that we need as a top priority. We seem to be compensating to please somebody else, whether it’s to pay for the Christchurch stadium or not. I don’t care for the stadium and how it will benefit people from overseas, etc. I just need the basics – water, and to see the rate we already pay is being used to supply us water. For other things like the <strong>Selwyn</strong> stadium I don’t care for that either, I don’t play rugby. If they want a club or stadium raise funds instead of raising rates to cover the overspending. -Liz Goslin We’re working in your area Shands Road Intersections and Trents Road Upgrade We’ll be installing a temporary traffic management layout. We’re working We’re working in your in area your area TE KAHA: <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses won’t benefit from the new stadium, say readers. We want to hear your views on the issues affecting life in <strong>Selwyn</strong> Send emails to: barry@starmedia.kiwi 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. Trents Road between Shands Road and Edwin Trent Drive Shands Road Intersections and Hamptons Road Upgrade Shands Road Monday Intersections 12 <strong>February</strong> until and mid April Trents <strong>2024</strong> Road Upgrade We’ll be installing a temporary traffic management layout. For Almost EVERY We’ll Fulton be Hogan installing on WAY 0800 a temporary 7623 34 traffic (0800 management ROAD Shands FH) layout. (Mon - Fri, Road 8am - 5pm) Intersections or email cant.info@fultonhogan.com. Hamptons Road Please at the call intersection us out of hours with Shand if the matter Road (as is urgent. shown Please below) You Can Hurt It… Trents advise Road us if you between have Shands specific Road property and and Edwin and access Trent requirements Drive Trents e.g. Road vehicle deliveries, Upgrade medical visits, planned Monday work. 12 <strong>February</strong> for 8 weeks There’s an Elastastrap or Thermastrap Monday 12 <strong>February</strong> until mid April We’re <strong>2024</strong> working in your area Work is underway on the Shands Road intersections upgrade project Fulton Hogan on 0800 7623 which 34 (0800 will ROAD include FH) the (Mon construction - Fri, 8am of - 5pm) two new or email roundabouts at Shands to help it. Fulton Hogan on cant.info@fultonhogan.com. 0800 7623 34 (0800 Shands ROAD Road and FH) Please Hamptons (Mon Intersections call - Fri, us out Road 8am of - hours and 5pm) and Shands if or the Hamptons email matter and Trents is urgent. 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