Sir -
I lived in Christchurch for 45 years and the news of a 500 million
dollar shortfall for a rebuild makes me wonder if it's time for both
Central Government and the City Council to taihoa on some of the more
grandiose projects that are attempting to force redevelopment into a CBD
that is looking redundant and outmoded as the city reshapes its activity
around multiple centres.
"Anchor" projects are inessential when
compared to tasks like returning sewerage and storm-water systems to
full functionality, and backing away from the giant projects - such as a
city stadium - for the foreseeable future could substantially reduce the
rebuild's financial burden while allowing the city to reclaim basic
functionality.
After the Listener's excellent article "Shock of the View", I also wonder if it may also be better to let the people of
Christchurch redevelop their city's liability organically rather than be
regimented into a centralised plan that already looks inappropriate and
too expensive.
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