Simon Henderson looks at highlights from the West Harbour Community Board.
Barbecues for beach
The West Harbour Community Board has provided $1500 to the Aramoana League Inc towards the cost of two burner barbecues.
Vice-president Paul Munro said the barbecues would be available for members’ use and at events such as its annual sports day on January 2, which raises funds for the community hall’s upkeep.
Help for toy library
The board approved funds of $96.95 to the Murray McGeorge Toy Library for the annual cost of the subscription to the Toy Library Federation New Zealand Inc.
Church restoration
Historic Iona Church Restoration Trust has been raising funds to install a toughened glass balustrade so visitors can safely access its gallery which offers a unique view of the church’s ecclesiastical gothic interior.
The budget for the balustrade is $99,538. The trust has raised $15,000 in funds, and has also received $50,000 from Port Otago.
The board approved $1734 towards the cost of the project.
Planning for the future
The board agreed it would make a submission to the Dunedin City Council Draft Annual Plan and the Otago Regional Council Draft Long Term Plan.
Following discussion on the council’s Aurora Energy sale proposal, the board opted not to submit as a collective but encouraged individual submissions.
Wharfie information panel
Dunedin City councillor Mandy Mayhem highlighted an item on the draft updated community plan 2023 — 2024 regarding historic plaques.
Local community stalwart and former community board member Jan Tucker who died in 2021 had a "dying wish" that "wharfies", the waterside workers of Port Chalmers, were acknowledged with an information panel, she said.
Cr Mayhem suggested the board could focus on creating one information panel per year to give visitors such as cruise ship tourists information about the history of the area.
The board agreed to put it as an agenda item for the next meeting.
Rubbish on shared path
Dunedin City councillor Mandy Mayhem said the issue of rubbish on the new Te Aka Ōtākou shared cycle path had been raised.
Cr Mayhem said the Delta contract would be varied to include ongoing emptying of rubbish bins on the cycle path.
Once Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency officially handed over the asset to the Dunedin City Council, a long-term solution will be discussed.
