Opinions on Octagon closure "trial"

 

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Council not commenting on Octagon closure

https://www.odt.co.nz/business/local-business/council-not-commenting-octagon-closure 

            Meanwhile, over at Facebook:

John Le Brun Are they planning to trial it in the quieter months? This period is almost unprecedented in terms of busyness for Dunedin. What will be the effect on retailers/traffic/attitudes when we’re not having big events and loads of visitors?

Ken Lethaby Exactly, but that is not the way the DCC audits their "ideas", as they base them on best possible circumstances rather than everyday reality. Same with their "surveys", where they only ask users rather than non-users. Both of which means the DCC base the worthiness of projects purely on minorities rather than majorities. These same potentially over-entitled and incompetent decision makers in the DCC will be surging ahead with plans for the harbour basin development and pedestrianisation of George Street even though our inclement weather will essentially make worthwhile use of them both highly undesirable and unlikely for the majority of months in every year!

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  Peter Lim Shows that the Dunedin City Council were not listening to the concerns of business owners regarding the proposed trial closure of Octagon which is why businesses are making a loss due to the road closure


Ted McArthur People aren't coming and businesses aren't benefitting, that's the problem
 
Hayden Johnson Was a ghost town in the Octagon this morning when I past through twice at 10am and again at 11:30am 
 
Leo Elliman PR brigade getting well paid to get out of this mess as well.
 
Donna Hoera No comment .. we know what that means ..🤣
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