We've pulled together a selection of news and information for our Papanui–Innes community. Enjoy your read and thank you for your continued interest in the Papanui–Innes Community Board.
New pump will fix underpass flooding
Recurring flooding of the Grimseys Road/QEII underpass will be a thing of past once a new, more powerful pump is installed.
Last month the Board met with staff and requested a solution to the flooding. The existing pump will be replaced with a more powerful model, which is being shipped from overseas.
In the meantime, if you spot flooding, please report it to Council's call centre on 03 941 8999 and staff will come and pump out the underpass.
Redwood Library will remain closed in order to carry out more repairs.
The library in Main North Road closed on Monday, 29 July to allow for a site upgrade and was originally due to reopen on Monday, 26 August.
However, further investigations show the library requires more work than planned. Read more onNewsline.
Firmer footing for Chancellor Street Footbridge
The risk of frosty morning slips and trips has been reduced after a new layer of mesh was placed over the top of the Chancellor and Guild Street foot bridges.
Community governance staff were contacted by the Richmond Residents and Business Association about a resident slipping and falling over on the Chancellor Street foot bridge on a frosty morning.
We made this health and safety issue a priority and our contractors have been out and placed mesh over the top of the foot bridges to remediate the problem. If you spot other health and safety issues in our community, please let us know.
Safer speed limits for Papanui streets
At our last meeting, the Board approved a proposal to set safer speed limits around Papanui High School and the retail area to improve the safety of all road users.
The plan is to change the speed limit to 30 km/h on Sisson Drive, Restell Street, Winston Avenue and outside Papanui High School on Langdons Road. We've now asked Council to approve this proposal.
In response to comunity requests, we've also asked staff to review speed limits in surrounding residential streets. We'll update you on this once we've received and reviewed the report.
Belfast Play Insights Study
The results of this local study was presented to the Board and Ward School Principals meeting on 16 August. The study highlights the need for children to have the opportunity for unstructured play to enhance their development.
Consultation on a number of projects to mitigate the effects of the Christchurch Northern Corridor closed on 19 August.
We received 253 submissions with fifty people or groups requesting to speak to their submission, which is fantastic.
There were two drop-in sessions over the consultation period with around 40 people attending.
The consultation document was sent to around 9000 properties and posted to 2244 absentee landowners, with key stakeholders and all submitters from the previous engagements also being emailed.
We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to give us feedback so far. The boards will hear from submitters on Monday 9 September and make a recommendation to Council and Councillors will then make a final decision on the transport projects.
Stay up to date and read more about these projects on here.
Community matters
Cranford Street bus stop relocation - The existing bus stop will be relocated to 169 - 171 Cranford Street to allow ease of access for public transport users.
Shirley Road bus stop and shelter upgrade - A new bus stop and shelter will be built on the south side of Shirley Road and the existing bus shelter will receive a facelift as part of stage 1 of The Palms Suburban Interchange Upgrade.
Holly Road No Stopping Restrictions - The narrower section of Holly Road is now a designated no-stopping place for vehicles.
Papanui safer speed limits – We've approved 30km/h speed limits in some areas of Papanui and asked Council staff to review speed limits in surrounding residential streets.
Belfast Cemetery – A big thanks to the Council's Parks team for their speedy tidy-up of the cemetary grounds. Work is also progressing on a new access road from the cemetery entrance to the new section.
Parks Team give loving touch to Belfast Cemetery
The Board would like to extend a big thanks to Council's Parks team for their speedy tidy-up of the cemetary grounds. Earlier this month, a dedicated team of garden and maintenance staff tidied up the area and an aborist has assessed the surrounding trees to ensure we can continue to keep the cemetery looking tidy.
Get ready to stride into spring by booking your spot for The Breeze Walking Festival.
Festival programmes will be available at Christchurch City Council libraries and Service Centres or online from 19 August.
Christchurch Art Gallery to display mosque attack tributes
Hundreds of messages and mementos left as tributes following the 15 March mosque attacks will be displayed at Christchurch Art Gallery on the six-month anniversary of the tragedy. Tributes of Aroha will be open to the public from 5:30pm Friday 13 September and during the weekend of 14 and 15 September. Read more on Newsline.
The Mayoralty and all 16 Christchurch City Council seats will be contested in October’s local body elections. There are at least two candidates for each Council seat and 13 candidates for the Mayoralty. Read more on Newsline.
Community Funding
In the last month, the Board granted the following:
$73,335 to 31 community groups and organisations from its Strengthening Communities Fund to strengthen community wellbeing in the Papanui-Innes ward.
Funding of $3,500 for eight projects from its Youth Development Fund, including contributing to costs for two local students to attend Auckland ASB Polyfest next year.
$17,000 towards the cost of running four events, including Leadership Day 2019 and the Edible Garden Awards from its Discretionary Response Fund.
For more info on the purpose of these funds, please see here.
Alcohol licence notification
Public notices for all applications in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula can be found here
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