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| September 2000 |
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Templeton gets entrance upgrade The first small step to revamp Templeton’s “front door” has been made. Further stages of the upgrading will take place over the next four years. The approach to the township, via Kirk Road, now displays a variety of grasses, as well as a footpath, which will improve pedestrian safety. The Templeton Residents' Association, supported by the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board, initiated the scheme and the Christchurch City Council has begun to work in partnership with the residents' association on the project. A new stormwater management system is being developed to deal with the problems of flooding the township has been experiencing in recent years, and this will be integrated into "entrance" project. Because of the land's topography, and the nature of the soils at Templeton disposal by soakage has been chosen as the stormwater management method. Environment Canterbury has approved a resource consent. The design involving a series of soakage chambers and three soakage basins has been presented to the residents' association and the community board. One of the sites for a soakage basin is on Railway Terrace. This site is prominent in the township and the City Council would like to create a feature of the soakage basin in a way that adds value to the township. A preliminary concept for a soakage basin on the Railway Terrace site has already been put forward, and a summary circulated in a recent Templeton Residents' Association newsletter. The soakage basins must collect storm water run off from part of the township and temporarily hold it while it soaks into the ground for about 48 hours. Some contaminants will be filtered out during this process and eventually some of the storm water runoff will seep down to recharge the groundwater aquifer. To effectively manage storm water disposal as well as achieving a good "recreational basin", is a complex engineering and design challenge. The Waterways and Wetland Team of the City Council is working through an innovative process to develop ways of achieving this. As part of the on going consultation, the developed concept will be put to the residents' association and board before proceeding to construction. PIC: Templeton Residents’ Association member, Peter Peterson, centre, who is responsible for environment and roading issues, with the Riccarton- Wigram Community Board Advocate, Martin Maguire, right, and the community secretary, Roger Cave, in Railway Terrace where developments are planned. |
