What’s next for Castlecliff’s rejuvenation?
Castlecliff to discuss more rejuvenation, for Morgan St, North Mole and riverbank
Almost four years after the Castlecliff Rejuvenation Project gathered the community together to kickstart the suburb’s revival, residents will get the chance to pick its next move.
Stage two of the project gets under way this month with the community invited to discuss ideas for the Morgan St, North Mole and riverbank area.
A similar meeting in 2015 developed stage one, which resulted in the upgrades to Rangiora St that have taken place over the past few years.
The first stage two meeting — one of three — will be held on March 14 and be led by project facilitator Jamie Waugh and deputy mayor and Castlecliff resident Jenny Duncan.
Waugh said that, with Rangiora St nearing completion, the community’s focus had shifted.
“The talk around Castlecliff is the rejuvenation needs to move to stage two, which has been identified as the Morgan St, North Mole, riverbank area.”
Waugh said a series of three meetings will be held to pitch and refine what the community wanted for the area.
“So it’s for any interested people to come along and say what they want for the area, so that can be taken into account in the same way that it was in Rangiora St,” he said.
“We’ve seen how the communitybased model works, and we’re ready to take it to the next stage.”
The ideas generated at the meeting will then be used by Progress Castlecliff to advocate to local and central government.
“Castlecliff can advocate on behalf of the community to get what we want for our suburb, like we did for Rangiora St.”
Waugh hoped to have a clear picture of what the community wanted for the area by the middle of the year and for work to start over summer. Duncan encouraged the district to get behind the second stage of the rejuvenation project.
The Castlecliff Rejuvenation stage 2 public meeting will be held on March 14 from 5.30pm at Castlecliff School Hall.