Waikato District Alliance staff resealed the Pohutukawa carpark just before Labour Weekend. The carpark at the Bow Street end of Wallis Street had many large potholes. There were multiple trip hazards in the carpark.
The area had been considered for creating a place downtown for people to gather and enjoy what the town has to offer to be known as Pūtoetoe Place. However last week the Raglan Community Board said, “The Pūtoetoe place area will go on hold while further discussions continue with the businesses in that area.”
The Places for People, He Whenua He Tangata project team said they are celebrating the high level of engagement in the community that the recent submission process attracted.
Drop-in sessions held over the previous months were attended by many locals, providing a variety of opinions on the community-led project. A very successful workshop was also held with students of Raglan Area School, where the voice of our youth was heard loud and clear.
Overall a total of 295 submissions were received. For the proposed changes in front of Orca at the Bow Street / Wallis Street intersection area ( Pūtoetoe Place ) there was 58% in support and 33% were against the plan and 9% in part.
The Places for People, He Whenua He Tangata project team said, “As many in the community will know, this project has sparked vigorous debate within our town and the next steps of the project will be determined, much more than simply by the numbers. The project team are now analysing the large number of comments received by the community that go hand in hand with the submissions. With this in mind the project team are acutely aware of the intent to bring people together rather than create division in our community, so progress on the Pūtoetoe place area will go on hold while further discussions continue with the businesses in that area.”