Notice is hereby given, in accordance with section 23(1)(b) of the Public Works Act 1981, that the Waitakere City Council ("the Council") proposes to take all of the land situated at 24 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Waitakere City, and more particularly described in the Schedule hereto
("the land").
The land is required for roading purposes.
The reasons why the Council considers it is reasonably necessary to take this interest in the land described in the Schedule are:
(a) to cater for the development and regeneration of New Lynn town centre;
(b) to meet the agreed objectives embodied in the Council’s District Plan Change 17, that will enable New Lynn to meet the needs of a modern town centre;
(c) to achieve the objectives of the New Lynn Transit Oriented Development project (this project is included in the New Zealand Transport Agency’s current funding programme) and assist in the regeneration of the New Lynn town centre.
The owner of the land and those persons with a registered interest in it have been served with notice of the Council’s intention to take the land and of their right to object.
Any other person having a right to object to the proposed taking of the said land may forward a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Department of Courts, Level 8, 3 Kingston Street, Auckland 1010, or to PO Box 7147, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141, within 20 working days of the date of publication of this notice.
If any objection is made in accordance with this notice, a public hearing will be held.
The objector will have a right to appear and be heard personally unless the objector otherwise requires.
Each objector will be informed of the time and place of the hearing.
Any person requiring further information may contact Michael Riley by telephone on (09) 836 8000 (extension 8117) or by email at michael.riley@waitakere.govt.nz
North Auckland Land Registry Waitakere City
Schedule
The land to be taken is situated at 24 Totara Avenue,
New Lynn, Waitakere City, and is legally described as
460 square metres, being part Allotment 257 Parish of Waikomiti and being all of the land comprised and described in Computer Freehold Register NA599/151.
Dated at Henderson this 3rd day of March 2010.
VIJAYA VAIDYANATH, Chief Executive Officer, Waitakere City Council.