>Community Update 17 April 2011
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Community Update 17 April 2011
Saturday’s aftershock
A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck Mt Pleasant, Saturday April 16 2011 5:49 pm. The shock was centred 10 kilometres north-east of Diamond Harbour, at a depth of 10 kilometres and was strongly felt by Mt Pleasant Residents breaking water pipes and causing further incidents of liquefaction at the bottom of the hill. There are reports of rock falls in the Sumner-Redcliffs area. Water repair teams are in the process of repairing the water main at Monks Spur. If residents don’t have water there is a free-standing water tank at the BP station, Main Road, Redcliffs.
The Strategy Building in Victoria Street is now leaning. Roads in the vicinity, including Montreal have been closed.
Facebook
The Mt Pleasant Community now has its own Facebook page to allow residents to share knowledge about all things earthquake and community related – just search under Mt Pleasant community, Christchurch.
Portaloos
At the Association’s recent AGM the community was advised to be a little more pro-active about ensuring the portaloos are distributed where they most need to be. To this end it appears three portaloos at the very start of Mt Pleasant Road on the left as you come up the hill by the track are not being used. Can people please confirm to chair@mpcc.org.nz if they are being used, if so are all three needed? Similarly if there are no portaloos in your street or within a reasonable distance could you also email chair@mpcc.org.nz
Chemical Toilets
Don’t call the CCC call centre to ask for a chemical toilet if you live east of the Ferrymead Bridge. Chemical toilets are not intended for our area – we are asked to use portaloos or if you don’t have access to a portaloo use your own providing it flushes but please flush only once a day.
Local Fletchers Hub
EQR is setting up Hub offices in communities affected by the earthquake. In addition to EQR project management personnel, Hubs house Community Liaison Officers to provide assistance to homeowners and provide a place for council officers, consultants and community and government service groups to work from.
Each Hub oversees Satellite Street Sheds located in the zones where work is being carried out. These accommodate EQR-nominated supervisors who are the primary contacts for affected homeowners and the contractors appointed to undertake the work.
The first Hubs have been set up in areas where we have the most claims information and where there are no land damage issues that prevent work from starting on houses.
Woolston Hub
596 Ferry Road, Woolston
Tel: 03 341 9954
Servicing: Avonside, Bromley, Christchurch City, Clifton, Ferrymead, Heathcote Valley, Linwood, Moncks Bay, Mt Pleasant, Phillipstown, Redcliffs, Richmond, Richmond Hill, Sumner, Waltham, Woolston.
Beware of Burglars in Mt Pleasant
Unfortunately there are burglars are around the area. Menlo Terrace (lower St Andrews Hill) had three burglaries Sunday 10th April). These happened around 2:30am in the morning as a neighbour noted the time they heard a car down this very secluded Terrace. All three houses were unoccupied, but still had things in them that were worth taking for a quick sale. The police do not follow up on burglaries at this time of emergency – resident ex St Andrews Hill.
Odds and Sods from today’s Community Briefing
· Land reports for the whole city should be available by the end of May. A land report is required for all home earthquake claims prior to settlement.
· Temporary housing will be available at Linwood Park from about mid-May.
· Our sewer system is very badly damaged and will take 3-4 months to repair.
· The Ferry Road sewer fault will take several weeks to repair.
· Drinking water will continue to be chlorinated for another few months.
· If your house is threatened by rock fall resulting in you having to evacuate your home you are entitled to lodge a claim even if you have not suffered actual damage.
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