Thank you for your letter dated 20th April 1978.

I share your concern about the statements made in the local newspapers regarding the Otari Native Plant Museum and some suggestion that Council intended to cut a major roadway through the area.

I know that both the Chairman of the Works Committee and the Town Clerk have both made statements on this issue in the hope of allaying fears and I am able to give you an unqualified assurance that there is no intention on the part of the Council to cut such a roadway through this area.

The Council, of course, is looking at landfills for the future in the area on the western side of the Wilton hills and there is a problem of access. I am satisfied beyond any doubt, however, that access to this area can be obtained without intruding upon out Otari Native Plant Museum.