Letters to the editor: Frustration over roadside growth

Getting roadside weeds sprayed is a frustrating process, says a reader. Photo / File

I am frustrated at the process to have the roadside overgrowth removed at the intersection of Hamurana Rd and Central Rd.

Having approached Rotorua Lakes Council, I was told as a state highway (SH36), it was up to the contractor to maintain the corner.

I managed to get a roadside meeting and was told work orders had to be placed, inspections done, traffic management plans approved, planning approval doing the job, and that the process could take up to a year.

Coming from Hamurana, the growth is so bad, that one cannot turn at the traffic island, as the visibility is too short, especially if towing, and you have to drive on to the chevron road markings to be able to see.

I've previously sprayed the inner corner myself, but shouldn't have to.

What happened to the team of roadside workers armed with saws and slashers to clear it?

It should only take a couple of hours.

Julian Hughes
Awahou

Time to ban the bangs

Once again, the Government and legal system allowed fireworks to rise up and annoy the populace and terrify the pets and farm animals.

What is the attraction of letting off explosive devices, at night, to the benefit of a few mindless cretins?

Guy Fawkes has nothing to do with New Zealand and Halloween never has been celebrated with explosives.

The only people who benefit are the manufacturers, which probably get much satisfaction from the knowledge that 99 per cent of the people get little sleep. It is time to ban them.

Jim Adams
Rotorua

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