Park plan proposed changes to be notified

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By Lucy Ibbotson on Sat, 2 Mar 2013
News: Queenstown Lakes | Your Town: Wanaka

The public will get a say on whether small sections of Wanaka's Pembroke Park should be converted into angle parking, after the Queenstown Lakes District Council approved notification of proposed amendments to the park's management plan this week.

The decision ratified a recommendation from the Wanaka Community Board meeting on January 22 that the council notify the public of its intention to amend the Pembroke Park reserve management plan and call for submissions.

The amendments would allow helicopter landings in the park, additional parking along its Brownston St verge and removal of a provision for developing a further 60 car parks and six bus parks at the McDougall St end of the park.

Cr Leigh Overton and board members Jude Battson and Dick Kane were appointed to hear public submissions.

Consultation on the proposal closes on May 10.

- lucy.ibbotson@odt.co.nz

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A travesty

Submitted by wylja88p on Mon, 11/03/2013 - 4:09pm.

I don't live in Wanaka but I go there sometimes for a break. The reason I go there over somewhere like Queenstown, is because you can breathe there. Don't you realise what you have with that wonderful reserve? The township can be busy and bustling, but there's always Pembroke Park for open space. It provides such a fantastic balance for the township. Where else can you find such a magnificent space where everyone can get a view of beautiful Lake Wanaka and the mountains, and space to roam. I cannot believe the very people who should be protecting this space are wanting to encroach on it with car parking! Proposing amendments to the park's management plan is a very slippery slope - don't do it..

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