Porirua City Council seeks new ideas for city revitalisation
By Mark Sawyer
The Porirua City Council is looking to local landowners and developers for
insight and ideas to advance the city's Revitalisation Plan.
Submissions and a public hearing are now complete and a summary report is
due out in August.
One of the advances included in the report is the development of design
themes for the city centre as part of the revitalisation plan. The council wants
to develop themes in conjunction with landowners and developers to provide
a familiar look to developments around the city.
The Porirua City Council's Environmental Policy Manager, Matthew Trelin,
wants input from local landowners.
"It's important new development in the region has a consistent design look
about it. We want to ensure the city looks a great as we move forward and
any new construction fits in suitably with the surroundings areas and
buildings."
Mr Trelin says the council has now signed off the longterm distract plan for the
city, however some changes to the Revitalisation Plan are now required to
ensure it aligns more closely with the long term strategy.
