What's New

• Awatere Water Supply

Routine sampling of the Awatere water supply after the recent rainfall event has found E.coli O157 in the water supply.

This is a particularly nasty strain of E.coli.  It can cause significant illness in the community particularly at risk are the elderly, very young and immuno suppressed. 

Symptoms are initially diarrhoea (which can be bloody) and abdominal pain, but can progress to kidney failure in a small proportion of people.  Those who become ill should seek prompt medical advice.

The supply has a permanent boil water notice in place - boiling the water kills this bacteria. 

Residents are urged to continue boiling water for drinking, food preparation or cleaning of teeth.

 

• Marlborough Flooding Event Status - Reserves

  • Taylor River - a section of pathway under the High Street Bridge (closed).
  • Taylor Dam (closed)
  • The Sutherland Stream Walkway - section between Redwood Street carpark and Wither Road (closed)
  • Mountain Bike Park (closed)
  • Ben Morven Track (closed)
  • All walking tracks in Picton are now open, however much care is needed as conditions are still very wet and slippery.

We urge people to stay out of these public areas for their own safety.

• Council Sportsgrounds and Parks

The following is the status of Council sportsgrounds Monday to Friday.  For information on closures at the weekend please listen in to your local radio stations for updates.

Sportsgrounds/Parks	8 September 2008
A & P Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Athletic Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
College Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Endeavour Park (Picton)	CLOSED
Havelock Domain (Havelock)	CLOSED
Horton Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Lansdowne Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Nelson Square (Picton)	CLOSED
Oliver Park (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Renwick Domain (Renwick)	CLOSED
Rewi Murray Polo Ground (Blenheim)	CLOSED
Waitohi Domain (Picton)	CLOSED

This page will not be updated during weekends and public holidays. People should listen to local radio stations for updates on cancellations/postponements.

For further information on Council's sportsgrounds, parks and reserves click HERE.

• Trustpower Limited - Hydro Electric Power Scheme - Wairau Valley - Final Decision

Further to the interim decision of Commissioners, the full text of the final decision (the decision) together with a full copy of the consent conditions has now been issued.

• Trustpower Limited - Final Decision (3.8mb)
• Trustpower Limited - Conditions Attaching to Grant of Consent  (1.7mb)
• Trustpower Limited - Maps (7.5mb)
• TrustPower Limited - Interim Decision

Link to Trustpower's website.

 

 

• Dedicated Cycle Lanes for Safer Cycling

As the price of petrol goes up, more and more people are opting for two wheels instead of four. There are more bicycles on the road and they need space. It can be nerve-wracking both for cyclists, and for drivers passing them, when there's not enough room to manoeuvre.

The safety of cyclists has been identified as one of the four key road safety issues in Marlborough. The records show that most of the accidents involving cyclists happen at intersections in town during daylight hours.

To improve traffic safety, the Council is considering creating cycle lanes on two of our busiest main routes which are also heavily used by cyclists - Maxwell Road and Redwood Street. However, to make room for the cycle lanes, some of the parking space on these arterial routes would have to go.

Click HERE for maps of cycle lanes.

 

• Release of a Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development Addendum

The Council ratified a Marlborough Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development Addendum on 26 June 2008.

Marlborough's Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development is now based on New Zealand Standard 4404:2004 Land Development and Subdivision Engineering (Standard). Modifications and amendments required to suit local conditions and practice have been documented in an Addendum. Together, these documents are Marlborough's new Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development.

Click HERE to view the Addendum.

The Council has agreed to continue the review process and will commence reviewing both resource management plans to bring them into line with the Standard.

If you would like to be in kept in touch with changes to the Addendum and/or the ongoing review process, please contact Sarah Edmonds at the Council.

 

 

• Release of Decisions for Variations 50

The Council released the decisions for Variation 50 to the Proposed Wairau Awatere Resource Management Plan on 3 July 2008.

Variation 50: Neighbourhood Business Zone - Extension of the Springlands Neighbourhood Business Centre - the Variation rezones adjacent land to the west and east of the existing Springlands Neighbourhood Business Centre from Urban Residential 2 Zone to Neighbourhood Business Zone. A number of policies, objectives and rules where also introduced to control the size and nature of activities undertaken on the site.

Click HERE for a schedule of changes.

If you require any further information please contact Tania Bray (03) 520 7400.

 

• Tui to Town

Natural Habitat Restoration for the Wairau Plain

What you can do.

• Protect existing remnants of natural habitats or vegetation.
• Create more natural habitat by planting suitable native species.
• Suppport existing landcare groups.
• Report tui sightings (date and location) to the Council
  • www.marlborough.govt.nz/
    enviromonitoring/tui_town.cfm
  • Send an email to tui@marlborough.govt.nz
  • Phone the Council on 520 7400.
• Brochures and native planting guides are available from the Council.

• Community Information Database

What is it?

The need for a community wide database of information on agencies and services in the Marlborough Community has long been identified. Marlborough District Libraries has agreed to host and maintain a database which will be web accessible and provide information across a range of sectors including:

Arts, Culture and Heritage	Sports and Recreation
Health	Environment
Welfare/social services	Employment
Education	Youth
Elderly	Maori/Iwi
Other categories such as Residents Associations.

It is hoped that this will be a one stop shop for accessing information about services in the Marlborough District which will in turn improve access to services and aid with promotion.

How do you register?

This is your organisation's opportunity to register on the database by filling in the FORM as soon as possible.  Also promote registration to other organisations you are involved with.

Need more information?

If you need more information please contact Glenn Webster or Lyne Johnson on (03) 520 7400.

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