Community meeting | New Ōtaki Reservoir
Kia ora Ōtaki, come along to our community meeting for the new Ōtaki Reservoir this Wednesday, 6.30pm at Waitohu School Hall, Ōtaki.
During the meeting, we'll be discussing the outcome of our investigation into the relocation of the reservoir on its site. We have taken several factors into consideration to ensure the best optimal position for the reservoir including:
✅ minimising the visual impact of the reservoir
✅ keeping the reservoir and associated infrastructure within property boundaries
✅ considering the height and slope behind the reservoir
✅ assessing the impact of the development
✅ potential effects on the access track to the reservoir.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the project. To find out more, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
Driven On The Akatarawa Rd Lately?
If so, its good to know you are still alive and reading this.
We have a function to go to over Christmas up that way and having heard a few hairy stories about the road, I went up there on Thursday to check it out. The road's ok, narrow and winding, but not much worse than a Wellington hill suburb. What was pretty scary was the behavior of other drivers. Three vehicles heading the other way at speed would have crashed into me if I hadn't been pulled off the road. I had pulled in to check the address when a truck came flying past, taking up all of the narrow road at speed. There is no way the driver would have been able to stop had they come around the corner immediately in front of me. The other two drivers came hurtling past as I had turned in to turn around and come back down the hill. They were also driving at speed and taking up most of the road. Coming back down I passed another car coming up and estimate that the safe speed to pass another car was about 30-35 kms.p.h. So, now we're thinking, do we go to the function or not.? Feels a bit like we're taking our life in our hands going up there. Drivers appear to be overconfident, and they are courting serious injury.
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