About 130 people from Sumner and nearby areas attended a Sumner Community Residents Association meeting on Tuesday,which is held every two years to update a range of topics.
Plans to continue developing the village centre, evacuation methods, Richmond Hill footpath and road upgrades, public safety and an update on Linwood College were among the topics discussed.
All information from the meeting is being collated and will be available on the SCRA Facebook page next week.
Presentations were given by city councillor Sara Templeton, and representatives from the city council, police, Linwood College, Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade, Land Information NZ and SCRA on issues relevant to their organisation.
Each presentation incorporated questions which were sent in by residents in the lead up to the meeting.
SCRA co-ordinator Charlie Hudson said knowing what is of concern and interest to residents will enable the association to “work more effectively on the communities behalf.”
“[The association] will continue to be involved with groups and residents assisting with advocacy and communication support where needed,” Mrs Hudson said.
City councillor Sara Templeton spoke on the current status of the Sumner Masterplan, a vision for the centre’s redevelopment which was created after the earthquakes and has the ability to be refreshed.
Plans to have an alcohol-free village, especially around Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre and skate ramp, are being investigated and can be submitted to SCRA as part of the Master Plan refresh.
Residents were advised that the best way to co-ordinate an emergency response to a tsunami was at a community level with the help of the city council on how to investigate, establish and communicate local emergency response advice.
Sumner Volunteer Fire brigade chief officer Daryl Sayer offered evacuation advice, which was for those in cars to proceed as far as up the hill roads as possible to avoid congestion and to organise a plan to stay with friends if possible.
Senior Sergeant Roy Appley spoke about how police are working in communities
across Christchurch, including Sumner.
He said Sumner has relatively low numbers of burglaries and domestic harm compared to the rest of the city and encouraged residents to report everything to police.
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