Preserve the Eskdale Park in the Esk Valley Napier

Eskdale Park Update 2021

Thank you very much for signing the Eskdale Park petition and for showing your support for the park. It has been a while since we reached out to you about Eskdale Park and it’s future. Not because we have stop fighting for the park but rather because we have been hard at work finding out everything we can about the Hawke’s Bay Mountain Bike Club (HBMBC), Hastings District Council (HDC), and Pan Pac’s plan to convert Eskdale Park into a mountain biking hub. We have also been busy setting up a non-profit incorporated society to protect and preserve the park.

In November 2020, we voted to support the HDC in making a Reserve Management Plan (RMP) for Eskdale Park. The RMP is a specific set of guidelines and rules that will set out the usage of Eskdale Park. This process has now begun, and we need your help! The first round of public consultation is open now, and closes on Friday 23 of April 2021. 

There are 3 ways you can have your say in the RMP1. Send an email to rachels@hdc.govt.nz. Write and post a letter to Attn: Rachel Stuart Hasting District Council Private Bag 9002 Hastings 41563. Drop a letter in to the HDC offices Attn: Rachel Stuart We have put together some suggestions on how to write a submission at the bottom of this email.

If you want to stay in touch with developments, we have a Facebook page you can follow facebook.com/eskdalepark, and eskdalepark.co.nz where you can find out more information and sign up for newsletters and updates.

So far we’ve been funding the costs of protecting and preserving Eskdale Park ourselves (printing flyers, advertising, historical and land title research, website hosting, etc), but in order to raise awareness of what is going on, and to reach as many people as possible, we are going to need your help. 

We’ve set up a Give a Little page where you can donate givealittle.co.nz/cause/eskdalepark, and if you aren’t able to contribute, it would be a huge help if you could share the Give a Little page with others.

All funds will be paid to Friends of Eskdale Park Incorporated (the registered non-profit organisation we’ve set up), and used to directly help Eskdale Park. You can read more about this on our Give a Little page.

There is an open day on Saturday the 20th of March, 2021 at Eskdale Park. HDC will be there to hear what you have to say. In addition, Friend of Eskdale Park will be there as well. So please stop by and show your support for the park. 

Since we are all passionate about keeping our beautiful safe family friendly Eskdale Park please consider joining us. We all need to come together in our efforts to keep the park from being coming a sealed car park or commercialized. Time is of the essence as we move through the Reserve Management Plan process. So please consider joining us.

Submission template – Here is an idea of what to include in a submission to the Hastings District Council 

Who is it to, i.e. Hastings District Council 

Name of submitter – This is where you write your name and details 

What is the submission about – This is where to list the submission for Eskdale Park 10 year management plan

Disclosure of any conflict of interest – This is where you mention any personal, material or commercial interest in the outcome of the proposal. For instance if you or your family member provide services to Eskdale Park

Submission – Here is where you get to have your say about the park. What you like, what you do not like and how you would like the park to be in the future. Please be specific in this section. 

State what you want the council to do or outcome you want – In this section specialty state, what you want or what you do not want. State specially what actions or action you want the Council to take. This is the closing argument for your submission. 

I wish or I do not wish to be heard in support of my submission – In this section you will indicated if you want to speak before the Council in support of your submission. When the Council calls for formal submissions to be presented, if you want to, you will be given the opportunity to speak regarding your submission. 

Signature of submitter- Sign your legal name to acknowledge this is your submission 

Your submission can be emailed to Rachel Stuart at rachels@hdc.govt.nz and or spoken to at the Hasting District Council open days when they are held at Eskdale Park. The Council will advertise the dates for the open days. There will also be Council forums for submissions, dates for these will be advised. 

Confirmed Public Feedback Meeting Eskdale Park

Eskdale Park meeting postponed

Hi Everyone.

Meeting Update -- Just wanted to let you know that the public feedback / consultation meeting for Eskdale Park on Sept 9th has been postponed by the council, due to COVID alert level 2. The meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, Sept 24th from 6 to 8 pm at Hukarere College gymnasium. Located at 17 Shaw Road Eskdale.

There is also a HDC My Voice My Choice feedback form available for people to submit their feedback regarding Eskdale Park. Please consider filling in the feedback form as this is a wonderful way to have your say as to what will happen to Eskdale Park and to show your support at keeping the park as a safe family friendly green reserve. Here is the link to that form.

https://www.myvoicemychoice.co.nz/hdc/eskdale-park/

Lets keep shouting to the council that Eskdale Park is a treasure worth protecting. I look forward to seeing and meeting you all at the new scheduled meeting on Sept 24th

Kind regards

Trina 

Eskdale Park Meeting Sept 9th 6 pm

Eskdale Park Update

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