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Wednesday 24 September 2014
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New gateway for Richmond
Nelson company, Coman Holdings Limited, is considering plans to develop land adjacent to the ASB Aquatic and Fitness Centre that could transform the intersection of Champion and Salisbury roads into the new northern gateway to Richmond. Last month, Progressive Enterprises announced it had purchased land from Richmond Funeral Services on the other side of Salisbury Rd, potentially for a new Countdown supermarket. Now Coman Holdings has confirmed it is planning to develop 5260 square metres of land at 149 Salisbury Rd that it purchased from the Tas-
man District Council - the land is opposite Raeward Fresh. “We haven’t yet made any decisions about what we will build on the site,” Coman Holdings director Bill Coman says. “We are considering a number of options and are talking with interested parties. The size of the land means there could be more than one development. You could do a variety of things there including retail, motels, cafes and other possible businesses.” Bill says the zoning of the land means it cannot be used for residential development.
Construction under way next to the ASB Aquatic and Fitness Centre. Coman Holdings Limited purchased the land because it is ideally situated as a destination on the edge of Richmond and close to Stoke and two major retirement villages.
“There is a lot of residential development occurring around that part of Richmond and it’s close enough to attract people from Stoke as well. We didn’t know about the Countdown development when we purchased the land but that just added to the viability of the site.” Work has already started on constructing an entranceway to the site and Bill says they are “certainly keen to get on with it”. However, the timing of the development would hinge on “securing an anchor tenant and developing and finalising a conceptual design”.
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Businesses behind Walk with Us The ASB Aquatic and Fitness Centre has given a Nelson charity that helps to provide school and sporting shoes for children in need, a big boost for its annual fundraising auction. Walk with Us was formed last year to provide free school and
sport footwear and socks for children aged five to 13. The charity raised almost $15,000 at its first fundraising auction held last year, allowing it to donate around 200 pairs of shoes.
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