A $4000 steel gate may be installed at the entrance of the
Waihola domain, replacing a wooden gate which has twice been
deliberately damaged in the past 18 months.
The Clutha District Council will make the decision at a
meeting today, having received a recommendation for the new
gate from the district assets committee.
The new gate would be "robust and able to withstand
vandalism," a report in today's agenda says.
While the initial cost was higher than other options council
staff explored - a wooden gate was estimated to cost $1800,
while a large farm gate was estimated to cost just $700 - the
report states the Waihola Looking Forward group and the
Waihola Domain caretaker would prefer to "solve this issue
once and for all" by installing a steel gate, which would,
hopefully, reduce the ongoing costs.
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