Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 1, 2018 17:22:37 GMT 12
COUNCIL ASKED TO SPEND $19K TO CLEAN UP NEGLECTED MEMORIAL SITE
A neglected Māori memorial site (urupa) in Waimate could be in for an $18,900 clean-up.
The Waimate District Council has been approached by Jo McLean on behalf of the Thomas-Huruhuru whanau with a request for ongoing maintenance at the Te Huruhuru Rd site on the outskirts of the township.
The council will consider the request at its August 7 meeting.
He proposed the council consider two distinct work streams that could assist in bringing the urupa and the adjacent council-owned reserved back to their former condition and ensure visitors could enjoy the sites and the history associated with them.
He estimated it would cost $18,900 to remove shrubs and trees and replant them.
Ongoing maintenance costs were estimated at $5000 a year, made up of up to 10 working days of weed-spraying, replanting, mowing and miscellaneous tasks.....
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/105915675/council-asked-to-spend-19k-to-clean-up-neglected-memorial-site
A neglected Māori memorial site (urupa) in Waimate could be in for an $18,900 clean-up.
The Waimate District Council has been approached by Jo McLean on behalf of the Thomas-Huruhuru whanau with a request for ongoing maintenance at the Te Huruhuru Rd site on the outskirts of the township.
The council will consider the request at its August 7 meeting.
He proposed the council consider two distinct work streams that could assist in bringing the urupa and the adjacent council-owned reserved back to their former condition and ensure visitors could enjoy the sites and the history associated with them.
He estimated it would cost $18,900 to remove shrubs and trees and replant them.
Ongoing maintenance costs were estimated at $5000 a year, made up of up to 10 working days of weed-spraying, replanting, mowing and miscellaneous tasks.....
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/105915675/council-asked-to-spend-19k-to-clean-up-neglected-memorial-site