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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 23. 23rd September 1973

Aro St. Residents Meeting

Aro St. Residents Meeting

The Wellington City Council town planing department will next year begin to redevelop Aro Street. The redevelopment is a 20 year plan that in the eyes of the council will improve the area. The plan involves high density housing of 10 storey blocks. Aro Street is to inject 'new life' into the city with a motorway feeder road just incidentally being part of the scheme.

The urban renewal envisaged raises many questions about town planning, city council bureaucracy, and playing with peoples' lives. People in the area are to have their houses bought up under compulsion. Tenants in the district will be like chesspieces in a game unless something is done.

With questions like these the second residents' meeting will play an important role. Many issues concerning housing, tenancy, and peoples' rights are involved. The meeting with the town planner, city council officials and local residents is to be held on Monday, September 24 at 7.30pm at Matauranga School, 50 Aro Street.