Published as Issue No. 110
August 20, 2014
Community Meeting: Wellington City Council has asked the Houghton Valley Progressive Association to arrange a public meeting to discuss initiatives to eliminate pollution in the Bay from the old tip and lift the creek which currently flows through a pipe under it.
This will be held in the Community Hall on Sunday afternoon August 31 commencing at 3 pm with afternoon tea. Attending will be ward Councillor Sarah Free, Director of Infrastructure Stravros Michael and Senior Advisor – Infrastructure Planning, Nicci Wood. Please come along if you want to know more and have questions; also see the website Lifting the Creek page and the forum discussion [link not working].
215 Houghton Bay Rd: Strong community concern last year about the size of a property development on this vacant land lead to public meetings, discussions with the developer and the creation of a group to oppose this. The attached document [no attachment] summarises the position of the group and provides a copy of a letter sent to the City Council in April.
Now in our Back Yard: An earlier issue discussed the recent decision to build the proposed airport runway extension to the south and into Lyall Bay. The group established to object to its extension into Evans Bay have considered this and resolved the issues behind their opposition remain the same and as a result have changed their name to Guardians of the Bays. To understand more about this issue and further background see the new listing in the forum discussion [link not working].
Norman