Public Meeting re. Housing NZ Plans for Martin Ave
** Meeting: 7:30pm this Thursday, Oct 3rd, at Rossgrove Chapel Hall
Housing New Zealand plan to build a 3 storey apartment building covering the length of Martin Ave from Margaret Ave to Leone Tce, right beside the footpath.
3 storeys (exceeding the height for the unitary plan) with 50 Units (and 42 carparks): 12 x 1 bedroom, 15 x 2 bedroom, 18 x 3 bedroom, 5 x 4 bedroom.
Plans are very well advanced, but there has been NO consultation with the community.
The organisers of this meeting are not opposed to social housing. Mt Albert has a proud history of social housing in our community. Many homeowners here grew up in social housing and many valued members of our community are currently HNZ tenants. We also accept that some degree of intensification is desirable for these sites, but the scale and design of the proposed development brings with it many issues and raises concerns which we would like to see addressed.
Most notably:
School zones and capacity
Traffic safety
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Contact martin.ave.community@gmail.com if you want to find out more and help us achieve a better community outcome.
Use this link to see the plans lodged with Auckland Council: tinyurl.com...
Please sign our petition asking Housing New Zealand to consult with the community:
tinyurl.com...
Meeting details:
When: Thursday, October 3rd, 7:30pm
Where: Rossgrove Chapel Hall, 12 Rossgrove Terrace
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