School bus route signs policy to stay

Ruapehu Bulletin, 21 December 1993, Page 17

School bus route signs policy to stay

School bus route signs could be put up on minor roads, if people can convince their respecti ve wards to vary the Ruapehu District Council' s policy. That was the decision after some di scussion on the matter at the counci 1 ' s meeting on Friday. The policy at present is that signs can be erected on roads which have more than 70 vehicles per day, or 10 vehicles per hour duri ng the time the buses operate. But during recent ward tours submissions were put forward asking for signs on roads which don't comply. Some councillors felt Turn to Page 19

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From Page 17 these requests should be granted, but chief executive Cliff Houston said the council should "either have a policy or not (have a policy)". "Do you have signs on every road in the district," he asked. He suggested the policy remain in place, but with the right to review it on a case-by-case basis "rather than open up the whole issue". Community boards would consider applications to vary the policy. Mr Houston said school bus routes needed to be reviewed continuously as the situation was constantly changing.