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tuesday 19 June 2018
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Climbing to a new home Kate Russell It’s the only climbing centre in the Top of the South, but it could be all reduced to rubble by the end of the year. Vertical Limits on Vanguard St is on the hunt for a temporary home until they can build a brandnew centre. The building which houses the much-loved facility was purchased by Gibbons Holdings late last year, who have plans to redevelop the site. It was also home to the Salvation Army Family Store and Wills Auctions - but both have now moved to new locations. Manager James Scoltock took over Vertical Limits two years ago and says he found out in December that their lease wasn’t going to be renewed. He has since brought land at another Vanguard St location to build a brand-new climbing centre, but he says it would be “years away”.
Vertical Limits’ assistant manager Erica Richards and manager James Scoltock with a climbing group from Nelson Intermediate School. Photo: Kate Russell.
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Mayor defends $3 million overspend Sara Hollyman Reporter
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Nelson City Council has done a “pretty good job” on managing its civil infrastructure projects de-
spite an almost $3 million overspend in the last five years, according to Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese. The council’s infrastructure projects have come under fire recently for budget blowouts
and running over schedule on timeframes. After Stoke’s Greenmeadows Centre resulted in a $1 million overspend, the Nelson Weekly requested details of all major infrastructure projects that had an initial budget of more
than $1 million that either went over budget or weren’t completed in the expected time frames. Figures were released under the Official Information Act revealing that of the 15 major works over the past five years, almost
half were over budget and another half weren’t completed on time. The total overspend came to $2.7 million. In some cases, overspends and
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