NEW ACCESS ROAD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 96, 7 August 1945, Page 5

NEW ACCESS ROAD

HARBOUR BOARD RECLAMATION

JOINT MEETING SOUGHT

When a letter from the Whakajtqne Chamber of C'ommetrce was received! by the Harbour Board last conveying its full support for the Board's extension scheme across the mudflats and urging the Borough Council to reconsider its objection to the proposed new access some interesting observations took place. The chairman (Mr W. R. Boon) said that he had attended the meeting with the secretary and the engineer. It was * well-attended one and hie had endeavoured to answer all questions which, were raised. There had been many speakers and the unanimous motion as set out was the result. There w T as no question as to the support for the project as far as the businessmen were con r cerned but lie would rather seek a conference with the Borough Council in an endeavour to persuade its members, that the road was necessary and would become an asset than to carry on with the project in the face of its opposition. He wanted at all costs to avdid feeling for it would be folly in a matter of this nature to get up against the Council in any way. Mr Ruddick said he could not understand the Borough. Thte proposed road would be the making of the. town. The chairman: The Council agrees to the extension of the new road to McAlister Street, but is not agreeable to it linking up to King Street. To my mind if we only" went as far as McAlister Street ,\ve would be making a worse corner than even the present one. The only way to relieve the present position is to go right on to King Street. It was left in the hands of the chairman and Mr Kent to call a further meeting in the event of th|e Borough Council being prepared to meet the Board in conference, on the matter.