So far only 120m of kerb and channel had been laid on the northern side of the 230m lane which held 21 residential properties.
Mr Collie accused the council of allowing subdivision on to McFetridge Lane, with little done to upgrade the road to the standard appropriate to service 220 lots.
He argued that rates should contribute to the share of costs not covered by development contributions, saying there was a wider public benefit of access to Ohauiti Reserve and walkways along the gully system.
But he said council staff had indicated that Landsdale was expected to pay for the upgrade of McFetridge Lane.
Landsdale's position was that it was willing to pay its fair share but would not subsidise all the other developments in the growth area, nor the public benefit from building the road to council standards.
He said Landsdale had completed the design to upgrade McFetridge Lane, satisfying one of the conditions in its consent to develop the property. It showed the cost of the upgrade was about $977,500 (incl GST).
Based on current market demand, development within the Ohauiti Urban Growth Area was likely to be completed in the next two years, leading to a significant increase in traffic.
"So we expected the council to fund it."
Mr Collie said Landsdale had contributed through development levies, but there had been a few problems because it appeared that McFetridge Lane had been left out of the development matrix for Ohauiti.
Responding to a question from Councillor Larry Baldock, he said there was no requirement in its consent to fund the roading upgrade.
"Landsdale is willing to pay their share, but not subsidise others."
The council will reply to Landsdale next month, once it had received advice from staff.
Why McFetridge Lane is substandard
- Too narrow
- No Footpaths
- No street lighting
- No public street parking for Ohauiti Reserve
- No kerb and channelling for 340m.
