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Big crowd for Glow
A far larger crowd than expected attended the Hororata Night Glow …
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Waitaha students presented with awards Nine students from Waitaha School have been presented …
A dog’s morning out p Canine friends, Boy the husky and Jess, a white shepherd, braved a chilly morning and took a walk around Brookside Park in Rolleston with their owners Jane and Stephen Hickling recently. Photo credit: Jane Hickling Photography
West Melton residents fire back u by Mike Isle
A group of West Melton residents living close to the army’s firing range is up in arms about a letter they received from the council asking for feedback on a proposed ‘no complaints’ provision in the current district plan review.
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Fire truck visit appreciated
The children from Selwyn Kids interacted with the staff from Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade …
The proposal by the council is to establish a noise control boundary around the firing range, and new development or subdivision within that range be subject to a covenant with NZ Defence Forces preventing property owners complaining about noise. The council says that there would be legal costs associated with the covenant and these would need to be covered by
the property owner or developer. There would also be resource consent costs with a subdivision. The council goes on to say in its letter that: “If a no complaints covenant is not entered into, it is proposed that a more restrictive resource consent process would apply, and the application would be subject to a greater degree of scrutiny by the council.”
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That is not sitting well with residents who are asking “why now?” and “what has changed?” Alastair Nicol who has lived near the West Melton Rifle range for many years told The Record: “I’ve talked with a number of people living in the zone around the West Melton Rifle Range who recently got [the] letter from Selwyn District Council. continued on page 3 …
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