Buy-out of private properties affected by slips Debate

Community Wellbeing - Lifestyle & Enjoyment

Option 2

Residents strongly support Option 2 as they believe it will provide closure and allow affected property owners to move on with their lives after enduring significant stress and displacement due to the slips. Many see the buy-out as a moral obligation of the Council, especially since the properties were initially approved for building by the Council itself. Additionally, transforming the purchased land into community spaces like parks is viewed as a way to enhance local recreational opportunities and environmental quality, further contributing to community wellbeing.

Table of comments:

Point No	Comment
16.2	I support the Govt buy out and I would also like to see the section turned into a park. It is right next door to Day's track and I would help the council plant native trees on it.
47.2	These poor people have been out of their homes, and unable to move on due to no fault of their own. Council approved building there in the first place, and have to bear some responsibility.
58.1	NCC needs to get on with it this has taken far too long. Let these effected people get on with their lives. A buy-out is the only right thing to do.
60.1	My wife and I have been following this and can not believe that it has taken the Nelson Council so long. There will be probably all kind of excuses and hiding behind reports and commissions. But why nobody has said after 6 months this has taken long enough let's get it done is disappointing. Please arrange the buy-out now (not another few months) so these people can finally move on with there life.
134.2	There is already strong precedent for this around the country. These home owners have been out of their homes for nearly two years now and their lives massively compromised. They are rate payers and need to be able to move on with their lives.Totally agree with Councils proposal lets get on with it
174.1	This was an extreme and unpredented event that Central Govt has recognised as needing an urgent and caring solution for the relatively few families effected.It would be unconscionable for Nelson City Council to not leverage the govt offer and demonstrate it can make such decisons with unanimity and committment to helping these families at a time when the stress of the actual event is now compounded signifcantly by other economic factors.This is one fo those rare opportunties to show we care and will help families far less fortunate than the rest of us and put all our energies into helping them get on with their lives.
591.2	Our house was given a red sticker in the August 2022 weather event.  My husband and I left our home early on the morning of 20th  August 2022.  All night we heard loud banging and the house shaking.   Then the power went out, we had total darkness, pouring rain and our house was breaking up  while we were in it.  We were scared and surprised that no one had come to assist us.  We got out and I ran to the neighbours to warn them that our house was falling down the hill.  They did not answer so i thought that they had already been evacuated.  We got in our car and drove to the evacuation centre at Saxton fields.  We were still in shock, not believing that our home was so damaged.  We never went back to sleep in our house.  The only time we have been back is to get out our belongings while a warden was present.  Fortunately our detached garage is not damaged so we moved our belongings there.  Sometimes I go to the garden there and look at the amazing view.  I am still surprised that our neighbours on both sides received minimal damage.  This weather event has affected me in many ways.  Being out of our home, having to find temporary accommodation and buy new furniture as we did not have access to ours for several months. I had to decrease my hours at my workplace due to stress  and I am still working reduced hours.  This has affected my earning potential at a pivotal time as I am saving for my retirement.  This has affected me as a ratepayer I feel that the council should buy out our section.  This would ensure that this damaged land is not built on again.  My husband and I need to have closure this has been hanging over our heads and weighs heavily on our minds continually since August 2022.
634.1	Councillors have had long enough time on this. You have already decided to accept the Government proposal. It’s time to get on with it, nearly two years after the event. Let these people move on with their lives.
1339.1	Please, Let’s finally give these people who can never return to their homes some certainty at last for the future so they can move forward with their lives.
1461.2	NB Tiny homes - these are a reality now - particularly in a housing crisis and smaller/1 person households.There needs to be a pathway to acknowledge that tiny homes are here to stay - so Council needs a legitimate pathway for them.