Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
Here’s a video recap of stories from the Papanui area over the past week, and a look at what’s coming up:
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Papanui Ward: weekly local news recap 14 September 2019
“Think Papanui’s founder and curator Simon Britten gives a rundown on stories covered by Think Papanui over the previous week. For more details on these stori…”
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Watch a live video from the St Silas plant & book sale, which ran from 8am to 1pm on Saturday the 14th of September 2019:
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Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
A joint meeting of the Papanui-Innes and Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Boards heard submissions on Monday on the Council’s proposed transport projects downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor. A follow-up meeting was held on Friday afternoon to continue discussions. Keep an eye on Think Papanui for an update on the outcome.
There was another community weeding day at Papanui Bush on Tuesday this week.
On Tuesday evening, Papanui Councillor Mike Davidson was one of the invited speakers at a ‘meet the candidates’ event focused on transport, emissions, and the uptake of electric vehicles.
I posted a summary of the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board. I’ll post about outcomes once minutes are available.
Redwood Library’s repairs are progressing. I’ll share any updates I receive regarding a revised reopening date.
I posted an item in the lead-up to Thursday’s Council meeting, and another afterwards, on the agenda item relating to the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection. The Council has voted to support lights, and to ask staff to investigate funding options. News of the outcome was Think Papanui’s top post of the week.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Great news for gardeners and book lovers! St Silas Church is running a Plant and Book Sale this Saturday 14 September, from 8am to 1pm at the St Silas Church Hall (corner Tuckers & Main North Rd).
The follow-up to Monday's joint Community Board meeting to consider the revised plan for transport projects downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor has been scheduled for 12pm today (Friday 13 September) in the Papanui Boardroom. All the submissions were heard on Monday but the Boards did not have enough time to reach a decision. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/JM-LA_20190913_AGN_3…
This afternoon the Council has voted to support traffic lights at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection – a decision that is likely to be popular with the local community, which submitted strongly in favour of this outcome. Staff have been asked to investigate funding options, as there is not currently enough budget in the Long Term Plan to install the lights. (Discussion around the Council table suggested that at least some Councillors were under the impression that traffic lights will be safer than the status quo, however the staff report and safety assessment both state that traffic lights are likely to result in a higher number of injury crashes, and a higher risk of fatal and serious crashes, compared to the current configuration of the intersection.)
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/traffic-signals-for-busy-bishopdale-intersection
Good to see work underway to address the structural issues uncovered during repair work at Redwood Library. There’s no word yet on a reopening date.
Mike Davidson – Councillor for Papanui is speaking at a ‘meet the candidates’ event tonight focused on transport, emissions, and the uptake of electric vehicles.
The recommendation of the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board for traffic lights at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection goes to the full Council on Thursday 12 September. (Council staff had recommended a left-in/left-out configuration for the intersection with a signalised pedestrian crossing, noting that this was the safest option, while traffic lights were less safe than the status quo.) The Community Board's recommendation went to the Council's Infrastructure, Transport and Environment Committee, which decided to refer it directly to the Council. Details can be found at item 33 on the Council's agenda, and members of the public can attend the meeting (in the Council chambers, commencing at 9:30am), or watch a live stream at http://councillive.ccc.govt.nz/live-stream. For full details see the agenda document [Note that this link takes you to a large (90MB) PDF file]: https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/CNCL_20190912_AGN_33….
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet this Friday at 9am in the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda includes: a landscape plan for a temporary modular pump track and a table in Shirley Community Reserve; no stopping restrictions in the Richmond Area; street renewal for Warden Street; a staff report relating to concerns over speed on Factory Road and nearby side streets; allocation of $4,000 in 'Summer with your Neighbours' funding; three applications to the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund; three applications to the Board's Discretionary Response Fund; and an area report on initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area, including a final update on outcomes of the Board's plan for 2016-2019. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190913_AGN_32…
Agenda of Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board – 13 September 2019
