Park West building update August ’18
This update courtesy of Pete from the University’s Project Services. Dear Neighbours, After a long spell of wet weather, we are finally seeing some clear days in August, which I hope you are all enjoying. On site, it means that we are making good progress “getting out of the dirt”. Excavation is proceeding along Park […]
August ’18 meeting of the Grafton Residents Association
We will hold our August residents meeting at 7:00 p.m. this Monday the 13th in the small conference room of the Liberal Catholic Church, on the corner of Claremont Street and Carlton Gore Road. On the agenda this month: The parking scheme has gone live with mixed results. (See the post linked below) $9m worth […]
Park Road bus lane and Grafton cycle way feature in AT’s July board meeting
The long mooted eastbound bus lane for Park Road made an appearance in Auckland Transport CEO Shane Ellison’s Business Report in July: Inner Link (Park Road): Proposed eastbound bus lane design is in progress. Initial consultation with key stakeholders is under way. There is a risk that construction of this project will be delayed until […]
Grafton’s parking scheme is now in effect
Live enforcement of Grafton’s parking scheme begins today. If you missed the original deadline, applications have now re-opened, and will remain open as long as there are permits left to issue. You can apply at at.govt.nz if you are in the zone: Even if you have off street parking and do not require a permit, you […]
July ’18 meeting of the Grafton Residents Association
Time travels fast, and it is time for another meeting! We will hold our July residents meeting at 7:00 p.m. tonight in the small conference room of the Liberal Catholic Church, on the corner of Claremont Street and Carlton Gore Road. Sorry for the late reminder. Aside from the usual business, there are a couple […]
Grafton parking scheme delayed
Grafton’s new parking scheme, set to go into effect on July 2nd, has been delayed by a couple of weeks. Technical issues getting the new meters installed has delayed implementation. First thing – don’t use your coupons until August 2nd! There is a 3 week warning period after the scheme kicks off, where tickets are […]
Boundary changes proposed for Waitematā and Gulf
Auckland Council has to review it’s representation arrangements in advance of the 2019 elections. Our ward Waitematā and Gulf has grown so fast that it is well in excess of the Local Government Act’s 10% rule. In plain english, it means that either we need to change the number of councilors, or we need to […]
June ’18 meeting of the Grafton Residents Association
It has come around fast! It is already time for our monthly meeting which will be held this coming Monday, June 11, in the community hall of the Liberal Catholic Church, corner of Claremont and Carlton Gore at 7pm. There’s plenty of parking, but will you drive or walk? We need to talk. We need […]
Have your say on Grafton’s future
GRA is in the long process of consulting with individuals and groups within the Grafton community. It’s called the Vision Grafton project. The purpose is to arrive at a ‘ community vision’; a statement about how we view and what we value as residents and regulars of Grafton. It’s for Auckland Council reference in their […]
2018 AGM of the Grafton Residents Association
The Annual General Meeting of the Grafton Residents Association will be held at 4pm on Saturday May 12, 2018 in the Community Hall of the Liberal Catholic Church located on the corner of Claremont Street and Carlton Gore Road. This is an important meeting as a complete re-write of the Rules of the Association was […]