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Lee dam is ‘critical’ for our region Mayor Richard Kempthorne and mayoral candidate Kit Maling remain adamant the Lee Valley Dam is worth throwing millions at, even though Tasman District Council is staring at $158 million debt, saying hundreds of jobs could be lost if the productive sector is forced to a standstill. While it is unsure how much the proposed dam will cost at this stage, and who will even by paying for it, what is clear is the fact that the project will be the most expensive ever undertaken by the council. The reason for wanting to build the Lee Valley Dam, which was initially hoped to have been completed by now, is to prevent strict water cuts on the Waimea Plains – something both Richard and Kit believe would significantly compromise horticultural activity. “If we don’t have a dam then the restrictions likely to be placed on the Waimea Plains are going to seriously threaten many of the commercial activities that are currently occurring on the plain,” Richard says. wheelchairs mobility scooters walker/canes electric beds ands hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
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Kit, who is on the Waimea Water Augmentation Committee, labelled the dam as “critical” but says it needs to be affordable. “If we don’t build the dam you’ll be dry-land farming on the Waimea Plains, it’s as simple as that,” he says. “If we don’t build this dam then Richmond will be water short in ten years so we have to do something and water isn’t a free commodity I’m afraid.” A plan change, resource consent, and the final stages of the detailed design will need to be approved or ticked off before the dam goes out for tender. It is only then when an answer to the price and who is paying for it, will be confirmed. Another mayoral candidate, Max Clark, says the dam shouldn’t go ahead because it would financially ruin the district and because the SEE PAGE 2
Richmond Mall manager Belinda de Clercq with just some of the hundreds of recipes submitted for the mall’s cook book that will be delivered free to every home. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie.
Cook book recipes ready to be served Take a pinch of nostalgia, a dollop of great memories and a scoop of hand-me-down directions from people all over the region and you’ve got the recipe for Richmond Mall’s cook book. More than 375 recipes were submitted to the cook book featuring the recipes of local families and with entries closed, mall manager Belinda de Clercq says it is starting to take
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shape. “We were blown away by how many people submitted recipes to the cook book. Every single day there would be more recipes dropped into the box.” From the traditional to the conventional, all recipes were taken into consideration when choosing the best ones for the book says Belinda and it was no easy task. “There were amazing recipes handed in, some came with
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photos featuring 1940s hairstyles, some were submitted by children in their own writing. There were so many amazing recipes.” The winners for each category, mains, desserts, baking, children, Christmas and jams/preserves and more will be contacted this week. The cook book will be distributed free to every home in the Nelson Tasman region. Can Openers Dressing Sticks Reachers Pill Boxes Tap Turners Sock Aids Kitchen Gadgets Walking Sticks Cushions Cutlery/Scoop Plates
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