Plans formed for Clifton Hill

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33148, 12 February 1973, Page 1

Plans formed for Clifton Hill

Clifton Hill residents will be helped by the Christchurch City Council, the Christchurch Fire Board and the Ministry of Works in efforts to lessen the fire danger, secure loose boulders on the hillside and improve fire-fighting facilities. A meeting yesterday was attended by the Mayor of

Christchurch (Mr Pickering),, the chairman of the Christ-' church Fire Board (Mr J. W. S. Stevens), the member of Parliament for Lyttelton (Mr T. M. McGuigan) and local residents. The picture shows the pro-' fessor of range management at Lincoln College (Professor K. F. O’Connor) explaining' counter-measures to Mr' Pickering (left) and Mr McGuigan. Mr Stevens said that the 'board was willing to help set! >!up an auxiliary fire-fighting; [ unit made up perhaps of re-i

~sidents using hose reels stored ■ 'on the hill. "Although the Sumner fire. ’ brigade is only a short dis-' • tance away, the hill is quite |;a long way for fire engines I to come from town. Some ■ sort of local fire-fighting unit; twould be invaluable to coveri ■ the time fire engines take to 1 [ get to the area,” he said. •I Mr Stevens said there had • once been a fire-fighting unit,, inow disbanded. Mr Pickering said that the ticouncil would be remedying, [ the problem of poor water) ■ ipressure. With the Ministry!

of Works the council would ideal with the loosened boulders on the hillside near Kinsey Terrace. ‘‘This boulder business is not for amateurs,” said Mr Pickering ‘‘We’ll need expert i advice. We’re also going to | see what can be done about keeping grass short in the area to keep the undergrowth i down.” Rubbish trucks were available on the hill over the weekend and will go back I today to collect debris and I foliage put out by residents.