Sep 13: Raglan Community Board meeting

This summary of the Raglan Community Board Agenda prepared by Whaingaroa Environmental Defence Incorporated Registered no.1912150 from Secretary: John Lawson, 51 Cliff St, Raglan 07 825 7866 email johnrag@vodafone.co.nz

The next Community Board meeting is Tuesday 13 September at 2pm in the Town Hall Supper Room. The public forum starts at 1.30pm, giving an opportunity to discuss issues.

The agenda includes –

1. Sewage – 18 spills (see map)and 87 pumping station call outs in last year; staff shortages – cover “has been challenging”; reports on spills at Greenslade Rd (up to 10m³ due to electrical fault – alarms ignored, 25hrs to repair), Cross St (leak in private connection to 16 Primrose St); $900,000 of CCTV and jetting work to be done Nov-Jan; “various technology trials underway looking at improved treatment across the wastewater plants”.Spray safety – Glyphosate “is unlikely to be carcinogenic” – EPA report.

2. Norfolk Pines – may remove damaged tree in Petchell Park, subject to cost. WDC would not support resource consent to fell any tree on Bow St.

3. Informing RCB of Council works – “An approach to addressing this is being worked on.”

4. Halls Feasibility Study – to “inform a work programme for these halls in future. . . will be discussed with Council”.

5. Road repairs – mid Sep-Oct 992m on Wainui Rd “A customer engagement meeting will be held”; developing a WDC-wide strategy for skid resistance on corners (see 2005 NZTA report); photo of slip repair at Ohautira Rd.

6. Service Request Reports – Environmental Health 10 of 11 not dealt with on time, reserves 80, unauthorised activity 33, roading emergency 1, major water leaks 3, blocked stormwater pipe 6, sewage overflow 4, sewage alarm 6.

7. Placemaking – forms setting out how to get projects approved.

8. Raglan Naturally Celebration – notes from meeting and next steps.

9. Inspiring Communities – report on Wellington workshop.

10. Community Response Plan met last night – aim to set up local groups.

11. Trails Strategy – to be approved by WDC on Monday.

12. Verbal reports on Council, Civil Defence, Cultural Liaison, Placemaking and Communications.

13. Discretionary fund has $17,789 (now topped up with $14,271). Next deadline for applications 30 October.

Council’s Infrastructure meeting (also on Tuesday) proposes 24 hour access to sewage jetting/sucker units including one based in Raglan; analysis due in October of pressure sewage pipes (as on Whaanga Coast) for Raglan and fast tracking of pump station storage (Daisy St & Wallis St to get storage); $5,000 to retain emergency sewage response in Raglan for an interim 3 months; a stormwater infiltration and sewage education programme to be workshopped with RCB; replacement of the power line parallel with the footbridge with a new underground line, water meter dummy invoices to be sent out later this year.

Should WED be taking up these, or any other issues, such as Coastal Reserves Committee [next meeting Mon. 12 Sep. Supper Room 5.30pm probably discussing Manu Bay boatramp],volunteer worker safety, youth representation on RCB, or SH23 safety plans?

You can also contact the Community Board members who are:-

Alan Vink alan.vink@slingshot.co.nz;

Bob MacLeod 2louds@paradise.net.nz;

Boyd Turongo Dixon 021 299 2203;

Clint Baddeley jcbaddeley@xtra.co.nz ;

Kelly Murphy kellymoanaclarkson@gmail.com;

Lisa Thomson lisa.rose.thomson1@gmail.com

PJ Haworth peterjohnhaworth@gmail.com

Some of us are putting up placards in the centre of Bow St from 9am tomorrow (Sat 10) in support of the The Rally for Democracy, affirming our democratic rights and supporting initiatives to build a fairer and more sustainable society. The Auckland event doesn’t start till 1pm, so you could go to both.

Also Raglan Residents & Ratepayers Assoc. is running ‘Meet the Candidates’ at 10am in the Town Hall on Sat 17. Later this week, WED plans to send out a list of candidates supporting a fairer and more sustainable society. Who do you think should be on the list and why?