Logging Transport to Shakespeare Bay
Five Years ago, the Guardians had a mandate from the local community to negotiate an accord with the Forestry Industry and Marlborough District Council (M.D.C) to barge export logs out of Onepua Bay, Tory Channel, using the road for local mill supply only. This was achieved with great effort in time and energy, and the agreement has worked extremely well to date, for all parties.
Being alerted the evening prior by a concerned citizen of the intention of M.D.C to decide whether or not to allow a company, without resource consent, to truck their logs over Port Underwood and Waikawa roads to Shakespeare Bay Port, in lieu, they offered to pay the M.D.C for the use of the same roads, Pete attended the M.D.C. Assets and Services Committee meeting on February 2nd 2012. Pete presented – despite opposition – several relevant facts, pertinent to the subject.
A positive outcome for residents of Port Underwood and Waikawa Roads. No more trucks to use them, than presently do, and to continue with the barging of logs
ex Whataroa Forest, for export from Shakespeare Bay.
NB: Had the opposite occurred, up to 100 trucks could have been on Port Underwood Road & Waikawa roads daily.