Selwyn_Times: February 07, 2024

Wednesday February 7 2024 Selwyn Times
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
LETTERS 15
If Selwyn residents contribute to
Te Kaha, it should be at a lesser rate
SOME Christchurch City
Councillors and their mayor
think Selwyn 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 Selwyn
residents.
I have an alternate proposal.
Let there be a regional facilities
rate, like the Canterbury
Museum rate, based on
population.
Waimakariri and Selwyn
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 Selwyn 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, Selwyn needs
to be careful when assessing its
economic value to the district.
If anything, the stadium
will bring an economic loss for
Selwyn because when residents
of Selwyn 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 Selwyn establishments.
I What believe it is reasonable for
Where
When
What
What
Contact Where
Where
When
When
Contact
Contact What are we doing?
Selwyn 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
Selwyn, 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
Selwyn 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: Selwyn businesses won’t benefit from the new
stadium, say readers.
We want to hear your views
on the issues affecting life
in Selwyn
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 February until and mid April Trents 2024 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 February for 8 weeks
There’s an Elastastrap or Thermastrap
Monday 12 February until mid April
We’re
2024
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. Road
Road Please Upgrade
in Prebbleton.
• Clinically developed to assist injury management. cant.info@fultonhogan.com. advise us if Please you have call specific us out property of hours and if the access matter requirements is urgent. Please e.g. vehicle deliveries,
• From shoulders, backs and elbows to knees and ankles.
We’ll be installing a temporary traffic management layout.
• Easy to put on and take off, never too tight or
From
too loose.
Monday
advise
12
us
February
if you have medical
until
specific
approximately
visits, property planned
What
mid
and work.
April
access
Trents
2024,
requirements
we
Road
will be
Moving
working
e.g. vehicle
on
to
Trents
deliveries,
medical visits, planned work.
One-Way
• Find the one that suits you now - and get back Road. to doing Our what works you will love. include the installation Where of a new water Hamptons main, Road hedge at the trimming, intersection tree with felling Shand Road (as shown below)
and road widening of Trents Road, which will
From Monday 12 February until approximately mid-April, a one-way
When require a Monday one way 12 traffic February management for 8 weeks layout
traffic management system will be in place along Trents Road to
Elastastrap and Thermastrap. during The this time. total What support are we range. doing?
What are we enable the installation of a new water main. This one-way system will
From doing? Monday 12 February,
Fulton Hogan on 0800 7623 34 (0800 ROAD FH) (Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm) or email
Contact
for 8 weeks, we will be working on Hamptons Road. Our works will
cant.info@fultonhogan.com. move progressively closer Please to Springs call us out Road of hours as required. if the matter is urgent. Please
Traffic From Monday Impacts 12 include February the until installation approximately of a new mid storm April water, 2024, utility we will trenching be working and on new Trents road layout construction,
advise us if you have specific property and access requirements e.g. vehicle deliveries,
Road. Our works which will include will require the installation a one way of traffic a new management water Temporary main, hedge Traffic trimming, Lights tree felling on Shands Road
The one way traffic management system will be in medical visits, layout planned during work. this time.
and road PREMIUM widening SUPPORT of Trents HIGH PERFORMANCE Road, which LEVELwill require a one — way Hamptons traffic management Road (West) layout
place from Monday 12 February (as shown on the
One-Way
Elastastrap is a range of 12 high performance, during Thermastrap this time. is a large range of 26 unique
map), this will progressively From Monday 12 February, for approximately 8 weeks, traffic will
breathable elastic compression supports, with supports, designed Traffic to assist Impacts
move closer to Springs
Injury, Arthritic joints,
precision fit design. Apart from maximum comfort, Road as Mobility required. relief and Please Occupational be overuse. the lookout Leading for
What are be we reduced doing? to one lane on Shands Road at the intersection with
these products empower the user with our
Traffic
the
Impacts
changes to world the with traffic The adjustability management one way design, traffic we and management developed check your
From system Monday will Hamptons be 12 in February, Road, for 8 and weeks, controlled we will be by working temporary on Hamptons traffic Road. lights Our between works will the
exclusive counter stabilising medical springs, all Thermastrap Fabron “thermal therapy lining” include the installation hours of 9am of a new and storm 4pm. water, Two-way utility trenching traffic will and be new reinstated road layout outside construction, of
adjustable O.S.F.A. straps and exclusive gel antishock
protection.
place from product Monday range more 12 February effective. (as shown on the
these
The letterbox one and way regularly perforated traffic place for management breathability updates. from Monday to make system this 12 unique February will be in (as shown on the
which will require a
hours.
one way traffic management layout during this time.
map). Please be on the lookout for changes to map), Please this follow will progressively the detour traffic management signs. move Our closer friendly and to check Springs staff your on letterbox
In conjunction with the temporary traffic lights on Shands Road,
Road site can as also required. assist regularly Please with any be for queries. on updates. the lookout for Traffic Impacts Hamptons Road (West) will be one way for the duration of the works
changes to the traffic management and check your
The one way traffic with management no entry on system to Shands will be in Road.
letterbox The speed regularly limit around Please for updates. our follow work the site detour is 30kph signs. so Our we friendly staff on
place from Monday 12 February (as shown on the
can keep our workers site can safe. also assist with any queries.
map). Please be on the lookout for changes to the
Please follow the detour signs. Our friendly staff on traffic management and check your letterbox
site Driveway can also assist Access The with speed any queries. limit around our work regularly site is for 30kph updates. so we
Access to properties can will keep be our maintained. workers safe. However, we
The may speed need to limit work around in front our of work driveways site is 30kph from time so Please we to follow the detour signs. Our friendly staff on
Driveway Access
can time. keep We will our try workers to give safe. you plenty of notice of this. site can also assist with any queries.
Access to properties will be maintained. However, Key
Key
Direction of traffic
Driveway Access we may need to work in front of The driveways speed limit from around time our work site is 30kph so we
If you need to get in or out of your property and we are
Direction of traffic
Stage 2 Traffic
Access
in the way,
to properties to time.
please just
will be We maintained. will try to give However, you plenty can we keep of notice our workers of this. safe.
Please talk to visit one our of website our friendly staff
Layout
may need to work in
For complete and range we will make sure and
front
use you
of
the can
driveways
code use STAR-007 your
from
driveway.
time Driveway to Access
time. We will try to If give you to you need avail plenty to discounts get of in notice or of out of this. your
of Thermastrap and
Access property to properties and we
We appreciate will are be maintained. your patience However, and understanding while we carry out
Key
these
in the way, please just talk to one Key
we of may our need friendly
Elastastrap, please visit UP TO
our website: 25% OFF
works to work staff
Direction to in improve front of trafficof driveways the roads, from services time and safety for all users.
Direction of traffic
If you need to get and in or we out will of make your property sure you and can we to use time. are your We driveway. will try to give you plenty of notice of this.
Stage 2 Traffic
in the way,
To
please
find out
on just all your talk
more,
purchases to one
please
of on our products friendly
visit
staff
selwyn.govt.nz/shandsroundabouts
Layout
and we will make of sure Thermastrap you can and use Elastastrap. your driveway. If you need to To get find or out more, of your please property visit: and we are
clin-tech.co.nz
(Conditions apply) in the way, please just talk to one of our friendly staff
and we will make selwyn.govt.nz/shandsroundabouts
sure you can use your driveway.
Trents Road
Trents Road
Lindsay Drive
Lindsay Drive
Hamptons Road
To find out more, please visit selwyn.govt.nz/shandsroundabouts
To find out more, please visit selwyn.govt.nz/shandsroundabouts
Shands Road
Hamptons Road
Shands Road