Dunsandel P.O. use sought

Press, 26 January 1988, Page 5

Dunsandel P.O. use sought

Dunsandel residents have approached the Ellesmere County Council for help in putting to alternative use the building housing the post office which will be closed. The council at its meeting yesterday heard that the secretary of the Dunsandel advisory committee, Mrs Julie Allan, had written that several people had inquired whether the post office building could be temporarily leased from the Government. Mrs Allan was concerned that the building could be vandalised while unoccupied. The Dunsandel Post Office is due to close on February 5.

The Ellesmere County Council has been asked to act as a guarantor for a lease.

Several uses for the building have been suggested. One is that the strongroom be used for local business takings. Businesses canvassed supported the idea. The chairman of the Ellesmere County Council, Mr Mick Walker, said interest had been expressed by the Dunsandel Historical Society in using the building as a temporary museum. The council will discuss the question at its February meeting. Levy The council decided yesterday not to pay the Canterbury United Council a suggested levy of about $BOOO for the Canterbury Promotion Council. The Ellesmere Council does not accept regional

tourism is a function for the United Council. Grants that the Ellesmere Council considered warranted would be made directly to the promotion council. Mr Walker said he could not see much in the promotion council’s work for Ellesmere. Landscaping The county engineer, Mr Ray Anderson,’ will meet members of the Springston Hall committee to discuss a landscape plan for the development and improvements of the hall grounds. The Anglican Church on the northern boundary has recently been rebuilt and the committee wants to make improvements that will complement the new church.

A highlight of the plan

is to move the entrance of the hall to allow safer and easier access and provide an outdoor gathering area. Pools, Crs Jack Pearcy and Jim Free have been appointed to a committee to hear applications for the exemptions from the requirements of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act. A report on the necessary amendments to the council’s by-law is being prepared as well as guidelines to help councillors decide exemption applications. While councillors agreed some legislation on fencing pools was needed they said that pools in rural areas, which could be miles apart, required different rules from city pools.