Protest money bid studied
expressway protest group’s request for money will be considered bv Christchurch City Council town planners; , The Avonside-Woodham Expressway Association made its bid to the policy and finance committee yesterday for $2500 to help it pay for the cost of objecting .■ to the council’s district scheme; jSCr Mollie Clark said she had “long felt residents should not be out of nockqt while trying to fight commercial interests,” and ..this was a slightly different situation. -jS-She asked for a full report from town planners, including details of what was done \ overseas. “I think this will be a grow-ing-problem,” she said of the protest against a plan-
ning designation for the expressway. Sir Robert Macfarlane said payment of objection costs might- set “a costly precedent” for the council. Many organisations had lodged'protests against the scheme, said the committee’s chairman (Cr N. G, Hattaway). He wondered how the expressway group was different? from the others. .
The Mayor (Mr H. G. Hay) wondered if it would be possible for the residents to pay for “a pretty high-powered line-up of professional talent” for just more than $5OOO. If it was all right for the council to spend money in such a way, Mr Hay wondered if it could come from the annual grants fund for recreation and community development.
Protest money bid studied
Press, 14 May 1980, Page 6
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