Published as Issue No. 115
October 29, 2014
School Fair: Community garden members are again year involved with the plant stall at the November 8 School Fair. Seedlings to add to the stall would be greatly appreciated. Bring them to the garden on Sunday, or to the stall at the fair.
Pipe Flushing: Weather permitting: Wellington Water will this week commence its six-monthly Houghton Bay flushing programme. The attached [attachment missing] is being sent to local residents Further information – Michelle Chew, Investigation and Design Engineer, Wellington Water.
Wellington Water www.wellingtonwater.co.nz, which recently changed its name from Capacity, is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington City Councils and Greater Wellington Regional Council. It manages drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services.
Mural planned: Houghton Valley residents will be invited to get involved in the planning and painting of our ‘lost’ creek. This project has been generously supported by former View Rd residents Sam and Shane and Resene paints. Watch this space.
Island Bay Seawall: Before making any decision about how to proceed with replacing (or not) the damaged Island Bay seawall, the City Council is seeking ideas from the community. Five options have been identified with factors to be considered including traffic impacts, heritage issues, costs, long-term sea level rise and amenity.
To have your say; submission forms are available are available at the Island Bay Library and Island Bay Community Centre.
Norman and contributors