Riverton - 96 - 176 Palmerston St from Jetty Street to in part just past Princess St
Winton - 102 304 Great North Rd from Bute St to George St
Wyndham - Balaclava St from Redan St towards Scutari St (not including numbers 12, 42, 44, 61 and 63 Balaclava St). At the council meeting on Wednesday, building compliance team leader Simon Tonkin said two types of engineers reports could be used in the process, an initial one costing $2500 and another which could cost up to $25,000. Cr John Douglas questioned what the outcome for a property owner would be if for whatever reason they did not carry out the engineer reports.
Meeting earthquake standards could the cost owners of buildings on the main streets of four Southland towns.
Rules that one businessman believes could bring about the end of small towns in Southland look set to push ahead. At a full Southland District Council meeting on Wednesday, it is recommended that councillors deem the main streets of four Southland towns priority areas af high vehicle and pedestrian traffic. If that goes ahead, building owners in the priority zones at Otautau, Riverton, Winton and Wyndham would need to have their buildings assessed and bought up to earthquake standards in 12-and-a-half years. A non-priority building would have to be remediated in 25 years.