Contractors have removed plane trees in four streets and consultation will begin this week as the Dannevirke Community Board looks at what the community wants to do with the empty spaces. Photo/File.
A letter and questionnaire will be hand-delivered this week to residents in Victoria Ave, King St, Edward St and Cole St, as the community is asked what should be done to replace the ageing plane trees removed earlier this year.
Dannevirke Community Board members will door-knock and deliver the letter
and the questionnaire, which is to be returned to the Tararua District Council office by December 20.
Board chairman Bob Dresser stresses that this is just the start of community consultation. "We are out to get the best outcome for the residents of these areas. We are the liaison for this project and we will do our best to get the community's views."
The board wants to see the "character and ambiance" of the streets maintained, and is presenting options of new plantings of native or deciduous trees, flower beds where trees can't be planted, and an option to retain grass berms.
"We need to take the Tararua District Council's considerations on board as well," explains Mr Dresser. "Tree roots can damage facilities, streets and footpaths, cause disruption to traffic and pedestrians, and the branches can interfere with power lines. That's why a flower bed option is suggested as an alternative where trees cannot be planted."
