Feedback needed on Dudley Creek downstream flood options

Residents in the Dudley Creek area and the wider community have until Wednesday 8 July to provide feedback to Christchurch City Council on three proposed options for downstream, long-term remediation work on Dudley Creek.
The proposed options being consulted on are:
• Option A – Warden Street, Shirley Intermediate School piped bypass and localised Banks Avenue channel works.
• Option B – Warden Street, Shirley Intermediate School, Marian College, Richmond Park and Residential Red Zone (or Medway Street) piped bypass.
• Option C – Localised Stapletons Road channel works and piped bypass in Petrie Street, Randall Street and Medway Street.
General Manager Infrastructure Rebuild John Mackie says, "More than 50 submissions have come in so far and our drop-in sessions have been very well attended. We’ve already received a number of thoughtful and comprehensive submissions, and we expect more to come in over the next few days as the consultation draws to a close.
"All three proposed options will do the job of providing improved flood defence for the community and returning the Flockton area to its pre-earthquake level of flood risk. However, it is vital we hear what people think about these options and get as much feedback as possible in order for elected members to be fully informed of people’s views and preferences,” says Mr Mackie.
Feedback, along with further technical advice, will feed into a Multi Criteria Analysis to identify a preferred option. This analysis takes into account things like flood risk reduction, cost, landscape, recreation, culture and heritage, time to compete works, ease of construction and community health and wellbeing.
A recommendation on a preferred option will go to the Council meeting on 13 August 2015 for elected members to decide which option will progress through to detailed design and construction.
Comments can be made:
• online at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay
• emailed to floodmitigation@ccc.govt.nz (with Dudley Creek in the subject line)
• posted to
o Freepost 178
Dudley Creek Flood Remediation
Public Information and Participation Unit
Christchurch City Council
PO Box 73011
Christchurch 8154
or
• hand-delivered to Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street.
The consultation booklet is available to view in any of the Council’s libraries and service centres. It is also available online at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay

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