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Yacht club on board over park By Julia Evans THE MT Pleasant Yacht Club is happy to work with concerned parties to make Scott Park better for everyone. A new working group met to discuss issues of water and park access, safety and general landscaping. And yacht club immediate past commodore Tim Prickett said following the meeting, everyone was on the same page. “Essentially there were three thrusts to the meeting . . . accessibility of park, water and Darrell beautification,” he Latham said. Those at the recent meeting included Linwood-CentralHeathcote Community Board chairwoman Sally Buck and members Darrell Latham, Tim Lindley and Jake McLellan. Also in attendance was Mt Pleasant Residents’ Association co-ordinator Jules Lee; Paul Roperfee of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group; Dr Prickett and Duncan Cartwright of the Mt Pleasant Yacht Club; Russell Mathieson and Allan Taylor of Canterbury Wind Sports; and
PARK: Accessibility and beautification at Scott Park have been discussed by a working party. city council staff member Eric Banks. Dr Prickett said a majority of the issues could be dealt with simply by adding more signage. “Accessibility is largely to do with perception rather than reality, it just needs to be better signed,” he said. Although he did agree the park was “pretty ugly”. Dr Prickett said there was currently a lack of city council funding available but in the next financial year more would become free. “But the sentiment was that we’re all going in the same direction,” he said. The working party was triggered after Coastal Pathway
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and landscaping raised during discussion,” Dr Latham said. He said the park is still in the early stages of development. “Going forward we have the opportunity to make Scott Park a wonderful area of recreation for water sport users and as a gateway experience for coastal pathway walkers or families wishing enjoy a picnic in the park near the water’s edge.” The community board is looking to develop a 10-year master plan for the park’s future. Mr Banks is going back to the city council to discuss the landscaping problems with an urban planner. The plan is to engage a landscape architect to work with the Scott Park working party.
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In Brief ASHGROVE RESERVE WORK The Lower Cashmere Residents’ Association is working with city council parks staff in a bid to become involved in the maintenance of Ashgrove Reserve. The association formed Friends of the Ashgrove Reserve to undertake the work. It has already held a “weeding bee” in which most of the invasive weeds at the top of the reserve were removed and rubbish was cleared. FOREST OPEN The Te Oranga Waikura Urban Forest and Stormwater Basin in Woolston was opened last week at a public ceremony attended by city councillors and members of the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board. The forest was planted on a site that was a part of Linwood College. The earthquake-damaged land off Ferry Rd was bought by the city council to use as a storage basin to reduce the risk of flooding. GRANT APPROVED The former Hoon Hay Children’s Volunteer Library is now being leased by the Hoon Hay Community Association. The group will operate it as a bookable community space on Hoon Hay Rd while the city council investigates the building’s future.
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Group chairman Scott Babington raised concerns about public access to the foreshore near the Ferrymead Bridge. As it stands there is no public access around the south side of the yacht club’s new boat shed as it is currently fenced off, he said. But Mr Babington could not attend the meeting as he is overseas. Dr Latham agreed and said overall the meeting had a positive tone. “From my perspective everybody understood the issues. Yes, there are concerns that we need to reach agreement on. However, we are closer together than a part on the matters of access
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