Park Building Approved

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31211, 8 November 1966, Page 18

Park Building Approved

The first stage of development at Denton Park by constructing changing rooms, lavatories, a shop and a ticket box was approved in principle by the Paparua County Council last night.

Plans have been drawn up for the park to be developed in various stages, eventually to provide an open stand, a roofed stand and club rooms.

The County Engineer (Mr A. Dyhberg) said that the first stage work would cost about £B7OO, although a rough estimate given by the architects; was £14,000. He said that the first-stage work could be paid for by £4OOO from the council’s land subdivision fund, £2OOO from the Hornby amenity fund and

£3OOO from a Golden Kiwi lot-, tery grant. It was suggested that the Canterbury Rugby Union might make up to £3OOO available, reducing the local contributions accordingly. The council decided to call a special meeting of the, Hornby Town Committee to discuss the project Templeton.— Crs. A. T.' Stevenson and J. U. Barclay! criticised the Regional Plan-, ning Authority’s decision to defer extension of the Templeton residential zone. Cr. A.i Y. Shuker proposed a note of I no confidence in the authority but it was decided to send a'( deputation to the authority to! stress the need to provide for 1 expansion at Templeton. Petition.—Messrs T. J. Stackhouse. F. C. de Lore and , B. Stephenson objected to the . proposed moving of the j Catholic Chureh at Sockburn ]

■ to Our Lady of Victories School for use as a hall. The engineer was asked to make 1 further inquiries. Drainage.— The Hornby Town Committee reported that it had met the district member of the Drainage (Board (Mr J. K. Dobson), ,and had asked that urgency | be given to the sewer reticu- ; lation of the Hornby commerjcial area. Mr Dobson said that 'shortages of loan money and I engineering staff might delay (completion dates. j Fish Meal.—Replying to the j council decision not to renew [the offensive trades licence lof P. Feron and Son, Ltd. for their fish-meal plant at Hornby after December 31. 1967, the firm’s managing director (Mr M. L. Newman) said that though a move to Lyttelton was contemplated, he did not expect this would

have occurred by the end of 1967. New plant, and modifications being carried out, would stop smells except in a break-down. Subdivision.—ln approving lof a 12-acre residential sub- | division plan for Mr F. S Blogg, of land between Yaldhurst and Middlepark roads, the council decided to require a payment of £12,040, holding that the provision of reserve land was unnecessary and undesirable. Kiwi Grant.—A Golden Kiwt lottery grant of £5OO was received for the construction of basketball and tennis courts at Wycola Park. Roading.—The reconstruction of 74 chains of Haytons road and 8) chains of Curletts road was approved for next year, and it was agreed to widen the seal on 52} chains of Springs road. It was reported that the Halswell County Council had agreed to pay its share of the reconstruction of Mid-Lincoln road, and that agreement was awaited on the City Council section. A tentative programme to spend £38,750 on rural roads was approved, subiect to confirmation when Toads Board grants are known.