Havelock North residents fighting a proposed water booster pump station at Karanema Drive are pleased the Hastings District Council has deferred a decision on the site.
Since November last year, a group of residents had rallied to save a piece of council-owned green space at 25 Karanema Drive. The site is proposed for a pump station to allow potable water to be delivered through a new trunk main to people living at higher points in the village.
Alternative sites were considered, but based on engineering and environmental considerations, the council said the Karanema Drive site, which backed on to Bennelong Place, was the most appropriate.
After concerns were raised, however, the council began exploring an option beside Havelock North Fire Station at 15 Karanema Drive, which residents said was more suited to such industrial activity.
They reinforced their position yesterday, presenting a 309-signature petition from people in Havelock North and other areas in the district.