stephen March 28th, 2011
STEPS thanks the Auckland Council for providing and installing informative signs on the boardwalk in February 2011. The signs cover the history of the areas, the natural landscape, community planting and other topics.
The boardwalk continues to be well used by a range of people including school pupils, young families, local residents from Mt Albert, Sandringham and St Lukes area, and the signs will enrich the understanding of us all. We need volunteers for planting and weeding, monitoring and protecting wildlife and the creek, trapping pests, or community patrols. Please contact STEPS via this site if you want to be more involved.
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stephen March 28th, 2011
Councillor Christine Fletcher joined Pat, Nick, Trevor, Virginia, Gina, Stella and Liz to walk the boardwalk and review progress with planting the spring-fed STEPS wetland. We thank Councillor Fletcher for her time and her interest.
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stephen March 23rd, 2011
STEPS joined with South Epsom Planning Group in appealing the original Environment Court decision to request higher standards of cleanfill to minimise any risk of pollution of the Three Kings-Meola-Western Springs aquifer and to protect the environment for future generations.
STEPS is pleased that the Court accepted all the evidence of SEPG and STEPS expert witnesses, and we especially note that that Watercare Services were involved in the case to protect aquifer water quality.
As is normal practice, the Environment Court reserved their decision and indicated that they would be likely to deliver the decision sometime within the next 12 weeks.
STEPS submission is attached and a full report can be found on Joel Cayford’s blog http://joelcayford.blogspot.com/2011/03/fletcherwinstone-cleanfill-court-action.html
STEPS submission Winstones hearing
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