Concern over earthworks protection A Maraetai resident is asking Auckland Council what protections there are for residents who have to put up with noise and dust from nearby housing developments. “There is currently a very large development underway on the southern side of Maraetai School Road. This is in the earthworks stage which looks like it will be going on for a long time,” says Omana Heights Drive resident Wayne List. “For over eight hours a day, six days a week, people in homes nearby are subjected to very loud heavy machinery. The noise is so loud if it were a car it would be ordered off the road. “I consider myself lucky. I work, so am only subjected to this din on Saturdays. That is enough to keep me indoors, so I pity those at home all week with young children.” Wayne says he’s even more concerned about the amount of airborne dirt caused by this work that was deposited all over the area during summer months. “My north facing deck had a layer of fine dirt all over it this [early May] weekend. “It was more noticeable after rain when it collected around outdoor furniture. This is unpleasant and means windows have to be kept closed, and washing gets affected. “But I believe this poses a potential health hazard.”
In an email to the PC Times on June 18, an Auckland Council spokesperson says the Maraetai School Rd subdivision was mostly complying with its resource consent conditions. “Weekly inspection reports for the past six weeks show general compliance with the conditions of consent but do list some minor remedial matters that the consent holder needs to address,” said the spokesperson. “Council staff are inspecting earthworks at the site at least weekly. Council compliance staff are also monitoring the site to address compliance with the non-sediment related conditions.” The spokesperson said Auckland Council received one complaint in April regarding dust. “This matter was investigated and the development was determined to be complying with the relevant conditions of the resource consent.” Earthworks machinery is allowed to operate Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 6pm. Now work is permitted Sundays or public holidays. The resource consent limits construction noise to between 75 dBA Leq and 90 DBA Lmax between 7.30am and 6pm Monday to Saturday. “The development has made use of water carts to control dust during earthworks. Additionally, as stages of work are completed, they are progressively grassed and stabilised.”
District in ‘state of evolution’ The Coast and Clevedon district is in a “constant state of evolution”, says Auckland councillor Bill Cashmore. He was responding to a request for comment from the PC Times on the Zealandia nursery project which has drawn criticism from some Clevedon residents because of its size and scale. “I remember Clevedon all too well when it was dominated by dairy farms with a handful of horticultural enterprises, and sheep and beef farms in the hills,” says Bill, who is an Orere farmer and Franklin’s representative on Auckland Council. “The small farms all went, subdivision occurred and the Clevedon lifestyle block became the norm. Some things evolved differently. The forestry blocks got larger, as did the quarries. The trucks got bigger and there are more horses now than ever before,” says Bill. “They just don’t pull ploughs or act as the primary means of transport as they once did. My grandfather rode into the Orere valley on horseback as a young man and left the valley permanently over 60 years later on a tar sealed road. “In that same lifetime the first manned flight had taken place as had the first manned landing on the moon.
Computers and cell phones had arrived at every house.” Bill says the new glass house nursery being built in Clevedon is part of that evolution. He says the glass house industry is one of the fastest developing businesses in Auckland – high technology, high levels of employment, high value output, and high capital input. “One thing the Clevedon area, in fact all of Franklin, needs is more businesses employing more local people’” says Bill. “Half of Franklin’s working population leaves the ward to work in the city. In Clevedon’s case it would be a lot higher.” He says the development by Zealandia is allowed under the legacy rural provisions of the former Manukau City. Under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan the zoning will be either Rural Production or Mixed Rural. “There will be plantings to screenoff some of the physical presence of the building but also, yes, it will be able to be quite plainly seen from the surrounding hills and properties in that vicinity. They are also in a rural zone.”
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Comment sought on Draft Local Board Plan Auckland Council’s Southern Boards want to know what people think of their plans to shape the future of the areas they represent. Each board, including Franklin, has produced a draft Local Board Plan which will guide decisionmaking on behalf of its communities over the next three years and be the basis for input into council’s Long-Term Plan. To support their priorities, boards have also identified alternative funding options for some projects, including partnerships with community groups and other agencies. Board members talked to their communities during January and February, informally connecting with people about a number of ideas and initiatives, with many of them reflected in the draft plans. Through July, they are seeking submissions from the public through a formal consultation process.
The plans outline key outcomes for each board, with common themes including: • protecting, enhancing and restoring the natural environment, with a particular emphasis on ecological remediation of waterways and harbours. • a well-connected transport system offering real choice, plus the development of cycleways and walkways for recreation and as a means of getting around. • providing community facilities that are welcoming and encourage participation in local activities. • providing parks, open spaces and sports facilities to encourage active and healthy lifestyles and places for play and relaxation. Aucklanders can make a submission on their draft Local Board Plan either by filling out the freepost form that will be sent with a summary document to every household during July or by going online at shapeauckland.co.nz.
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