Castlecliff eyes up Morgan St revamp as rejuvenation moves to next stage

Progress Castlecliff rejuvenation facilitator and Whanganui deputy mayor Jenny Duncan want to hear ideas for the revamp of Morgan St and the North Mole.

Almost four years since the Castlecliff Rejuvenation Project began to kick-start the suburb's revival, residents will get the chance to pick their next move.

Stage two of the project gets under way this month with the community invited to discuss ideas for the Morgan St, North Mole and the river bank area.

A similar meeting in 2015 developed stage one which resulted in the upgrades to Rangiora St which have taken place over the past few years.

The first stage two meeting on March 14 will be led by project facilitator Jamie Waugh and deputy mayor and Castlecliff Resident Jenny Duncan.

Waugh said with Rangiora St nearing completion the community's focus had shifted.

"The talk around Castlecliff is the rejuvenation needs to move to stage two which has been identified and the Morgan St, North Mole, riverbank area."

Waugh said a series of three meeting to pitch and refine what the community wanted for the area.

"So it's for any interested people to come along and say what they want for the area so that can be taken into account in the same way that it was in Rangiora St," he said.

"We've seen how the community-based model works and we're ready to take it to the next stage."

The ideas generated at the meeting will then be used by Progress Castlecliff to advocate to local and central government.

"Castlecliff can advocate on behalf of the community to get what we want for our suburb like we did for Rangiora St."

Waugh hoped to have a clear picture of what the community wanted for the area by the middle of the year and for work to start over summer.

Duncan encouraged the district to get behind the second stage of the rejuvenation project as it had benefits for the wider district.

*The Castlecliff Rejuvenation stage 2 public meeting will be held on March 14 from 5.30pm at Castlecliff School Hall.