Papanui-Innes community update - 25 August 2020
Greetings from your Community Board
Message from the Chair
Kia ora koutou,
I hope you are all enjoying the first sights of spring around our beautiful city. Its great to see the progress on the transport projects in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau. If you haven't already, I urge you to jump online and give your feedback on Council's Strengthening Communities Strategy and the Aquatic Sensory Experience that's planned for the Metro Sports Facility.
I understand alert level two is a stressful time for many of you, so please don't hesitate to contact your community board members and governance team for advice and support.
Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.
Board Chair, Emma Norrish
Highlights from our latest meeting
Our Community Board met on Friday 21 August. Some highlights of our meeting included approving funding for a number of community projects as part of our discretionary response and strengthening communities funding. You can find out more about funding here. We also approved a process to revoke the reserve status of the land at 122 Caledonian Road, which will be kept by Council as an integral part of the new St Albans Community Centre, which is currently under construction. We also had a joint meeting with the Coastal-Burwood Community Board last Friday where we decided to recommend that Council drop the speed limit on the remaining stretch of Marshland Rd which is still at 70km/hour to 60km/hour. You can read the minutes to see what else we discussed and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here.
End in sight for St Albans, Edgeware, Mairehau road works
The bulk of the transport projects under way in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau should be completed by mid-October. Contractors have been working on several transport projects in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau to make the road network in those neighbourhoods safer when the Christchurch Northern Corridor opens at the end of this year.
Hard at work in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau
What next for home-share accommodation?
Almost 570 organisations, businesses and individuals have given feedback on how the impacts of home-share accommodation should be managed through the Christchurch District Plan.
New policy highlights benefits of trees
A draft policy that spells out how Christchurch City Council will manage the planting, protection, maintenance and removal of trees on public land will soon go out for public consultation.
Support for those distressed by mosque attacks sentencing
The Canterbury District Health Board is reminding people who may feel distressed that support is available for them.
Subsidies now available for neighborhood events
Have you ever wanted to organise a neighbourhood gathering? Perhaps you've always wanted to put on a potluck for the whole street? Summer with your neighbours is about bringing people closer together and celebrating the unique and diverse mix of each neighbourhood.
The Community Boards are making small subsidies available to help support Summer with your neighbours events. Applications are now open until Sunday 6 September, 2020
Apply online at: ccc.govt.nz/GetTogether
Building stronger, connected communities
What does a strong community look, sound and feel like? How can we build connections to meet the new realities of our world? Council is revisiting its 2007 Strengthening Communities Strategy and wants your feedback on how we can build and strengthen community connections over the next 10 years.
Metro Sports Facility – Aquatic Sensory Experience
When Metro Sports Facility opens in 2022, it will be the largest aquatic and indoor recreation and leisure venue in New Zealand. It will include an Aquatic Sensory Experience. Let us know how you would like to use the space.
Discover what's on in your neighborhood and across our city. From free events, exhibitions and live comedy — it's it all here.
View consultations that the Council is currently undertaking, find out more about each consultation and have your say.
Read the latest news on Council activities and what's happening across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.
Contact your Community Board
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community.
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