Unofficial used car lot to be cleared

Vehicle owners who’ve been using a strip of land on Grove Road to offer their vehicles for sale are being warned that they must move their vehicles off the site.

The land adjacent to the railway line at the state highway one intersection of Nelson Street, Dillons Point Road and Grove Road is often filled with cheaply priced vehicles.

The New Zealand Transport Agency land is now leased by the Council and work is scheduled to begin soon to transform the informal used car lot into a proper parking area to support the i-Site and Railway Station.
Council Executive Projects Manager Jamie Lyall says this will help to tidy up the appearance of a major entry point to Blenheim.

The Council’s Community and Financial Planning Committee will be asked to approve the funding for sealing and landscaping the new area on Thursday.

Mr Lyall says a sign will be erected this week advising all vehicle owners to remove their cars and notices will be placed on vehicle windscreens.

ALISTAIR SOWMAN
MAYOR