Akaroa put in wrong group — chairman

Press, 29 August 1977, Page 4

Akaroa put in wrong group — chairman

The Artaroa County Council is happy with the concept of a united council for the Canterbury region, but intends to ob’ett to some of the details of the proposed scheme. The chairman (Mr T J. Brocherie) said that the new scheme recognised the need for fair representation for fair representation for rural counties, but Akaroa had been put in the wrong group' for choosing a representative Instead of being with Elies-i mere. Malvern, and WairewaJ the county should be grouped, with the peninsula counties of. Mount Herbert. Heathcote.' and Wairewa. But the councillors were agreed that the county could not afford to pay double its present amount for regional planning. "I believe we should object to the method) of financing.” said Mr Brocherie. ''Planning concerns, people, and should therefore be based on population and! not on rateable capital! value." Relay race The council wants to see. greater control of traffic and; spectators in the Takahe-to-i Akaroa road relay race. Cr L. Mcßae said he had no I complaint with the competitors in the race each year,! but there was not enough! supervision of spectators and, traffic at the baton change-1 ©ver places. ‘‘Some of those I

- spots are positively danger-1 t!ous." he said. :! Mr Brocherie: Doesn’t the - Traffic Departmen’ keep it ini ;, order? 1 Cr Mcßae Yes But not: ‘nearly enough. The council will write to ' the cross country committee t.of the Canterbury centre of • the Amateur Athletic AssociI ation and suggest the baton i| change areas should be in lay,bvs. It will also ask for better control of spectators. • This year’s race will be fori Ithe New Zealand relay cham-, jpionship, and teams from all j .parts cf the country will be 'represented Stock trucks Farmers on Goughs Bay Road and Hickory Bay Road ; may soon find themselves having to drive their stock (to market because trucks re-' I fuse to use the road. A letter from the Christi church Road Transport Association said the condition of the two roads was such that jit might have to advise its ; members not to use stock trucks on them. “The safety .of drivers and vehicles must' I be given a high priority," it! said. ’ “In the event that work isi not completed for some time,! iwe may have to advise them! •not to use the roads, and; (stock will have to be driven! |to some point for collection,”) I the letter said. i The County Engineer (Mri

■ >K. A. Paulin) said a small! (amount of repair work had; ! I been done, but the job had li been held up by all the wet; weather. t.l un the suggestion of Cr D. Hayward the council) ) decided to write to the l > association and suggest that! ' carriers revert to using some; . of their smaller trucks on; i these routes. ''The ones) . they are using now are twice . the size and weight they used ( to be. They still have some) . of the small” ones. Why don’t I they use them?” said Cr j Hayward. “That’s right.” said Mr) Brocherie. “Those roads ' weren’t built for these (enormous modern trucks and , trailers.” ; Bus signs ; The management committee of the Akaroa Area School wants school bus signs on the Long Bay Road. The secretary told the . council in a letter that the ; road was extremely dang- : erous for a school bus be- ’ cause of the sharp narrow “bends, and that there should Jbe warning signs. The Autoi mobile Association had been ; i approached but could not J help for lack of funds, j The letter said the bus ; driver had reported ‘ several near misses,” and there had • been two accidents to other 'vehicles while the bus was (using the road.