Medical centre application

Press, 24 February 1978, Page 4

Medical centre application

An application for a temiporary medical centre for | the Parklands-Queenspark |area was made to the Waimairi County Council town I planning committee yesterday morning. The committee (reserved its decision. I There were no objections to the application, said Mr G. T. Mould, solicitor for the joint applicants, Dr J. A. Lyftogt and Smith Developments, Ltd. The need for immediate establishment of a medical centre in the area was accepted by the council and ’was the prime concern of Ithe area’s almost 3000 residents. The local residents associations had been seeking the service for the last two years, he said. Dr Lyftogt hoped to begin practice by the end of March, providing a 24-hour; service. Doctors from neigh- i

■ibouring areas had agreed to! • | roster night and week-end ‘duties. ] The ultimate aim was a! (permanent centre for the 'area’s projected 8000 resi-i 1 (dents, Mr Mould said. The property was at 381 ’ Inwopds Road and Smith! J Developments, Ltd, had 'agreed to lease the property; ’! — including a temporary] ' building as a sales office —j Jto Dr Lyftogt for up to two; ‘j years. Dr Lyftogt intended Jto put up another temporary] I (building to give a total area! ■ ’of 585 sq ft, Mr Mould said. I During the two years “all ( : I parties” would look at alter- ; (native permanent medical | 'schemes: private enterprise j ventures, or some financed i;by Government departments, “or others partly financed by ; (local councils or the North! 'Canterbury Hospital Board.