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People walk the officially opened Portobello Jetty on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jane Dawber. |
The Portobello Jetty was a reminder of what can be achieved
when a community and council work together, Dunedin Mayor
Dave Cull said at the official opening on Saturday.
The $382,000 jetty project, first presented to the council
for the 2004 draft plan, was a joint effort between
Portobello Community Inc, the council and other funding
organisations.
"I am sure it will be much loved, much appreciated long into
the future," Mr Cull said, before cutting the ribbon to
officially open the jetty.
Earlier, he told the several hundred people who attended the
opening that "increasingly in the future these types of
partnerships will not only be necessary but they will also be
desirable".
Other examples of such partnerships include the Regent
Theatre, the Blueskin Library, and in the future, "the
opening up of the Caversham Tunnel for cycling".
"When a community gets on board and partners up with a
council, it shows a commitment that there is a demand, that
the community will take care for and look after and take
responsibility along with the council for whatever it is we
are building."
Requests for an upgrade began when Shem Sutherland, the owner
of historic ferry Elsie Evans, proposed using his vessel to
begin a ferry service from the jetty.
In 2007, the council voted to support the project.
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