Still waiting for slip repair
MORE than a year after sections of his backyard collapsed down a 3m bank a Dunedin property owner is still waiting for it to be fixed.
During the July floods last year a bank on council reserve land at the rear of Robin Greer’s home in Delta St, Belleknowes, gave way and soil and rocks fell more than 3m on to the path below.
Mr Greer said he had been trying to resolve the issue with the Dunedin City Council for more than a year now but the bank was still dangerous.
No other properties were affected.
Late last month a dangerous building noticed was issued for parts of his property after an inspection by council building services staff.
The notice meant a shed at the back of the property and a laundry extension cannot be used.
At this stage, Mr Greer said he did not wish to comment any further.
Council community services general manager Simon Pickford said since the flooding, council trans port staff and Mr Greer had been trying to resolve what caused the damage, who was responsible and what action would be taken.
The notices were issued for the back part of the property and for council’s road reserve land below because of safety concerns, Mr Pickford said.
There had been conflicting professional advice about the level of risk to the property and the road reserve, he said.
When the properties had been made safe again the dangerous building notices would be lifted.