Bright St continues down to several metres from Waikanae Creek at the back of the Skate Park. That area is a neglected/abandoned piece of land. Surely $90,000 of our/my ratepayers’ money would be better spent making this Bright St entrance usable and also connect another part of the Waikanae Stream with locals? This would make it more family friendly and not disrupt busy commercial, tourist and local traffic. It would be a much safer entry/exit for families than amongst the traffic using Grey St.
I don’t know who owns that land (which is a danger to our children because of the neglect) but we all want our children to be safer around our city, so donating it to council or selling it for $10 or something similar would show a caring heart — that is, if council doesn’t already own it.
So many children enjoy the skate park, but messing with a perfectly good roading system and ignoring a dangerous area in the CBD — which our mayor keeps asking for ways to beautify — is beyond reason.
Well, here is one answer.
Barbara Searle
