Mainstreet delays questioned

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 666, 10 December 1996, Page 1

Mainstreet delays questioned

Will the Mainstreet plans be implemented by the year 2000 was a question asked of Winning Waimarino chairman Robert Horne at the Waimarino Community Board meeting last Thursday. The board expressed concern that the plans were being delayed and will ask the Mainstreet committee for a briefing on progress for the next WCB meeting (being February 1997). Mr Horne, also a WCB member, told the board that there were "inherent communication problems" between the various groups involved. He said the plaris for Ohakune were currently with the council engineering staff who were using them to help with the redesign of Tyne and Rimu Streets. He said another problem involved the architect's interpretation of the submissions to the earlier plans for Ohakune.

"I believe the architect has been having problems developing a theme that the whole town (Ohakune) can carry," he said, "and the submissions were not considered in a way that the Mainstreet committee thought they would." Member Raymond Berry said money had been set aslde two years ago for repaving of the Seddon Street, Raetihi. "Why should that be held up just because Ohakune can't make up its mind?" he asked. Member Bob Peck commented on the planter boxes recently placed in Clyde Street, Ohakune, on behalf of the Ohakune Hotel Pub Charity. "Someone should say thankyou to these people," he said, "despite the fact that they have gone around.all the proper channels." He said the planter boxes with cherry trees were attractive and wellmaintained.