With the local body elections becoming more imminent, it must be due for the present council to back track again, and make out to be the good guys to gain the popular vote. The Sandbar Yes or No. Must be a yes, Charging for library books, thats right it's a No!
How about the Downtown Bus terminal on Willow St, Hmm now if I were a Councillor I'd be revisiting this issue, after all the temporary fix on Durham St seems to be adequate.
Options 1. Move it further down Durham nearer the carparking building so the less abled can use the lift to Grey St,
2. How about at the rear of the Council building, get rid of the carparking, buses could possibly enter on Wharf St beside Baycourt and exit via Hamilton St.
You could possibly put a single level carpark above it giving more parking for Baycourt users and entry to second level of the library.
3. Between Harrington house and the Kingsview axis either Hamilton or Harrington St car parking building can be built above it.
The fifth largest city in NZ and the entrance to our Council is a Glorified bus stop.
Really how many people get off the Hopper to pay rates, get permits, consents, meetings etc. Surely we can represent ourselves better. Perhaps somehow integrate the Entrance with the green space of the Masonic Park.
Krazy Jack Perry, Oropi.