OHOPE ROAD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 284, 17 March 1941, Page 4

OHOPE ROAD

Sir, —According to your report M'r Canning said to the Council "if the Council merely insisted on the right-ol'-way the cost would be nil." There never was a bigger misstatement—more dust thrown into the Council's ej'es. Why it would take £2200 to compensate the s;> sectionowners: each one to get £40 for his square chain of frontage. Land at Ohope is worth £400 an acre, a square chain is one-tenth of an acre and so £40 is its worth. The land belongs, the section-owners to high water mark and I'm sure no section-owner will give the Council the square chain of frontage for nothing, more especially now that they know what is behind all the agitation. A.previous correspondent 'Put Self First" gave very bad advice. He said "get the road by any means whatever." Mr Canning appears to be following that bad advice. Mr Sullivan also misstated the case when he said to the Council "one man has fenced across the right-of-way and has blocked the right-of-way at one end," More dust into the Council's eyes. The right-of-way is not fenced across any where nor is the. right-of-way blocked at any end. Along Mr Eraser's and Mr Runncrstrum's sections more than half the right-of-way lies open. Give us truth—honesty is the best policy. Yours etc., TRUTH. Sir,—Cannot we get down to tin tacks and try and iind a solution to this problem that is distressing so many of our minds. We are not at the end of our troubles even if we get a road to the end of the beach. People would have to turn their cars and a large parking area must be made. I would suggest that the Count} 7, Council get the right to purchase the end property with the two small cottages—excavate part of the section, make a parking area and use up any good timber from the building and windows for a shelter shed—pretty walks and seats could be made up through the ferns and trees. Another more simple way out of the trouble would be to open up the present reserve where the cars now park set out the front part so cars could be parked in an orderly manner and the back part of the section which has water and trees could be used for picnic parties and those who preferred having their picnic and resting under the pohutukawas could do so. The owner of cars would be well provided for and the public generally with this cheap yet-convenient scheme. Trusting you will find a small corner in your valuable space for the above. Yours etc., "DAD."