The infamous Hallys Lane toilet block in Cambridge will be demolished and construction on new toilets begin in June.
A camellia hedge will be planted along the new Victoria Rd fence at Hautapu Cemetery. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
Paths leading to the public toilets will be improved and dedicated road markings added to affected car park spaces.
Waipā Governance manager Jo Gread presented the update to last night’s Cambridge Community Board meeting, held after The News went to press.
Jo Gread
In her Six-Monthly Community Board Reporting paper, she said it replaces the reports which used to go to council “for information” and came this month from Community Services, Service Delivery and Strategy groups.
Next month they would come from District Growth and Regulatory Services and Business Support groups.
The report also included information on the Hautapu and Leamington cemeteries and water restrictions.
The News has been asking in recent weeks for similar reports and our requests were met with notification they would be considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act.
An email from “the Lgoima Response team” said in order to create greater efficiencies, “staff are no longer producing the quarterly activity reports that teams have produced in the past” and that the information typically contained in those reports was retrospective, operational and/or had already been made available to the public.
But if Good Local Media asked for the information, it may be billed $38 for each half hour it takes to put it together.
In the report considered by the board, Gread said a new car park was planned for Leamington Cemetery which will sit alongside the recently installed toilet block.
Leamington Cemetery
The new car park will help visitors to the cemetery and allow staff to install new berms and infrastructure for future burials.
As part of the car park installation, an automated security gate will be installed to ensure vehicle access is within permitted times only and reduce the risk of vandalism.
An automated gate is also to be installed at Hautapu Cemetery on Hannon Rd. A camellia hedge will be planted along the new Victoria Rd fence.
Work will start next month and be completed by June.
Construction of the new $105 million wastewater treatment plant stays on track and forecast to be completed within budget.
“However, spend is ahead of forecast which has presented some challenges. A number of projects have been rephased to accommodate the additional spend in the 2024/25 financial year,” Gread said in the report.
Hallys Lane toilet block to be replaced.
