J’ville BID seeking manager

By Frank Neill

The new Johnsonville Business Improvement District (BID) is currently looking for a manager.

It is currently advertising for the role, and an advertisement appeared in last week’s “Independent Herald”.

It is also advertised in this week’s paper.

It would be great if the BID could get somebody who is local, says Mark Kirk-Burnnand, who chairs the Johnsonville Business Group.

This group formally became a BID last month.

The BID is a mutual partnership between the Wellington City Council and the Johnsonville business community. Its main aim is to engage on and carry out projects that benefit the business community.

Cable car annual maintenance

The new BID manager role is a permanent part-time position for three days a week. The appointee will play a pivotal role in driving positive change, promoting local businesses and developing a strong sense of community pride. As well as advertising for a manager, the BID is also currently working towards providing a base for the appointee to work from.

The Wellington Cable Car is currently closed for its annual maintenance.

The service stopped on 14 August and will remain out of service until Sunday 20 August.

To keep everything safe and in working order, the cable cars are shut down once a year to inspect and replace the essentials to keep the cars running.

Basically, it’s the cable car getting its warrant of fitness. The service is scheduled to re-open on Monday 21 August from 7:30 am

Any updates will be posted on the Wellington Cable Car Facebook page, and people who have any questions can make contact by leaving a message on the Facebook page.