At a recent full Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting, Julie Scott asked the council during the public forum to consider pushing on with a separate vehicle access for the Arrowtown Rugby Club and other users.
The trust has built 10 homes bordering Suffolk St and Jack Reid Park. That development was completed about a year ago, about the same time as the former Arrowtown Rugby clubrooms were demolished.
The Arrowtown Community Sports Facility Trust is still working on its new multipurpose building, to be erected on almost the same site as the previous building. There are plans to upgrade Jack Reid Park and other infrastructure at the same time.
As part of that plan, a new access point for users of Jack Reid Park was planned.
However, Ms Scott urged the council to ``fast track'' that, regardless of the progress on built structures.
``It's become a little bit of an issue,'' she said.
``At the moment the rugby club, even though they haven't got a rugby club [room], the rugby still goes on.
``The only vehicle access is through the [private] right-of-way we've created ... to service the houses.
``Vehicles all the time cut through our right-of-way.
``All the vehicles are ripping up Jack Reid Park. It's looking nasty and dust is kicking up through the houses.''
There were also health and safety issues due to children cutting across Jack Reid Park after school and the number of vehicles frequently using the sole access way.
The trust, as part of its development, had to erect a fence between it and the field.
``We've left it for a year, but we really have to get it up.''
Ms Scott understood there was a proposal for an alternative access for the rugby club but believed it was ``on the backburner because the sports trust isn't up and running''.
She urged the council to fast-track an alternative entrance, anyway.
``Regardless of the structures and the sports trust building ... it needs it's own access.''
Arrowtown councillor Scott Stevens said the Inverness Cres access was always intended to be temporary and the council had funds available for a new access as part of its commitment to the trust.
``It's definitely on the radar and we're fully aware,'' he said.
``Off [the] Centennial Ave access way there's a car park by the community room. They can park there [until a permanent fix is created].
``Jack Reid Park is compromised and we do need to do something about that as a council.''
