Have you received your voting papers for the local body elections? There’s a ‘meet the candidate’ forum next Monday 30 September hosted by the St Albans Residents’ Association. Candidates standing for Council and Community Board in Papanui Ward have been invited. https://www.facebook.com/events/1327588770698604/
Celebrating International Day of the Older Person, the Positive Ageing Expo runs from 9am-2:30pm on Monday 30 September, at Papanui High School. https://www.facebook.com/events/313217176235065/
“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…”
Papanui-based Te Ora Hou Otautahi has commenced a building project that will see a massive improvement in the quality of their facilities. The Windermere Road site has been used for education purposes since Loreto College was founded in 1930, and is now a base for Te Ora Hou staff who work in our community, where activities including their Alternative Education programme is run, and which will cater for a range of community events and activities. These images give a sense of how the project will look when completed next year.
The Great Library Plant and Seed Swap is at Papanui Library until 4pm today. Everything is free to take, and you’re welcome to drop off seeds or plants to share with others.
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
Last Saturday I attended the St Silas plant and book sale and shot a brief live video to encourage the community to call in. It’s all finished now but you can still watch the video if you’d like to see what you missed (and I expect it’ll be on again at some stage in the future) – this video was Think Papanui’s top post of the week on the Facebook page.
I shared the video version of last week’s news recap. You can catch these on YouTube each weekend.
I shared the outcome of the joint meeting of the Papanui-Innes and Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Boards, which reached a conclusion after considering submissions and the staff report on the Council’s proposed transport projects downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC). The recommendations go before a meeting of the full Council this coming Tuesday 24 September.
There were a number of items on the Council’s agenda on 12 September of particular relevance to the Papanui area. I’ve written an article summarising these, including a link to further analysis of the decision to support traffic lights at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection.
The Great Library Seed and Plant Swapreturns to Papanui Library this Saturday 21 September, from 10am-4pm.
On Tuesday 24 September the Council will consider the recommendations from the joint Community Board meeting on the proposed transport projects downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (item 9 on the agenda).
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me. With warm regards Simon Britten
Voting papers for Christchurch’s local body elections will be delivered in the post from this Friday 20 September. If you haven’t received yours by Wednesday 25 September, please get in touch with the City Council – click through for details: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3908
At their meeting on 13 September, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: approved the recommended landscape plan for a temporary modular pump track and a table in Shirley Community Reserve; approved no stopping restrictions in the Richmond Area and street renewal for Warden Street; approved $4,000 in 'Summer with your neighbours' funding across 48 applications, mostly for local community BBQs; approved three applications to the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund, and three to the Discretionary Response Fund; and received an area report on initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area. There are no further Board meetings planned until after the upcoming election. Click through to read the full minutes: https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190913_MIN_32…
Reminder: on Tuesday 17 September from 7pm you can meet Papanui Ward candidates in the local body elections. Voting papers will be delivered from this Friday – this is a great opportunity to consider your options. Click through for details: https://www.facebook.com/events/895608220818594/
Last Thursday’s Council agenda included a number of items of specific interest to the Papanui area.
1. Marshland, Spencerville and Kainga Area Speed Management Plan
An August joint meeting of the Coastal-Burwood and Papanui-Innes Community Boards had recommended that the Council supported a proposal for lower speeds in the Marshland, Spencerville, and Kianga. The recommendation excluded a section of Marshland Road from a point 250 metres south of its intersection with Main North Road/Spencerville Road to Prestons Road, with that section to be voted on following a further report back from staff.
On Thursday the Council voted in support of the joint Community Boards’ recommendation.
2. Sisson Drive / Langdons Road / Restell Street / Winston Avenue Proposed 30km/h Speed Zone
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board had recommended that Council approve a 30km/h speed zone for the streets indicated in the plan above. This was supported by Council at Thursday’s meeting, and implementation can be expected approximately October/November this year.
Earlier this year the Council consulted on options for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection. The Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board subsequently recommended approval of traffic signals for the intersection, and that recommendation passed from the Infrastructure, Transport and Environment Committee through to Thursday’s full Council meeting. In a decision that has been documented at greater length by Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten, the council has supported this recommendation in principle, and requested staff investigate funding options.