YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER |JULY 2020 | No.217
THE COATESVILLE CHRONICLE Email coatesvillechronicle@gmail.com | ph 021 724 001 | online coatesvillechronicle.com the coverage area shown on the map, the CRRA gave householders until Friday 24 July to confirm their commitment to support the offer and agree to pay $750 further down the track. If, after 24 July there is insufficient support to fund the shortfall, Chris says the offer will be retracted because of huge demand for funding from other areas of New Zealand. "Frankly, this opportunity is better than I’d expected from Government," says Chris. "I would urge serious consideration by everyone affected. Apart from anything else, property values will surely rise by a much greater amount than the per-household contribution amount." For more information about the offer, see the CRRA's update on page 8. ∞ Coatesville addresses (indicative only) where Chorus is proposing to install fibre
Our chance for fibre A fter years of bandwidth poverty, Coatesville has the chance to hardwire its future with ultra fast broadband (UFB) in 12 to 18 months time if enough residents agree to contribute. The offer from Crown Infrastructure Partners and Chorus is that they will pay 90% of the cost of installing UFB fibre cabling in the most densely populated part of Coatesville, if the shortfall of $300,000 is funded by the local community. The opportunity is the result of collaboration between the Coatesville Residents and Ratepayers Association, Crown Infrastructure Partners and
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Chorus, initiated by MP Chris Penk. Chris says he took up Coatesville's cause after receiving ongoing complaints from his constituents over the past three years about poor to non-existent internet coverage. "With so many people working from home, studying and generally living life online, it’s a no-brainer that reliable internet coverage is needed in 2020," says the Helensville MP. However, the window of opportunity is closing fast. In the mailer that last week went to roughly 640 households within
JULY CONTENTS July news Good bakers spread the love Clothes Swap time! Candidate bios for Whangaparaoa CRRA explains the Broadband offer Get on top of gorse Local Board and electorate updates Classifieds Absolutely busy!
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