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Esther Ashby-Coventry
A consultants report has warned the Mackenzie District Council that this heavy machinery display in Twizel presents a number of risks.
The Twizel Community Board agrees a heavy machinery display at the entrance to the town is not a playground but it does not want to stop people from interacting with it. The board, at a meeting on Monday, discussed a Mackenzie District Council commissioned report which highlighted the dangers of public access to the machinery, pointing out that council would likely be liable for any injury or incident that takes place on the machinery. The machinery display presents a number of risks, the report from consultants Xyst Ltd said as it recommended that it be fenced off and keep off signs be installed.
An assessment of the youth centre undertaken by Beca, an engineering and consultancy firm employed by council, recommended that it remain closed to the public until the problems have been fixed. Problems found by Beca inspector Grant Hyde included rot, dampness, holes, broken windows, rusted pipes, blocked fire escapes, electrical switches held together with duct tape, and possible asbestos.
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Tape is used to hold this screwless switch to the wall inside the Twizel Youth Centre. The reports says “generally, exposed timber verandah beams are rotting and the verandah posts are starting to show signs of decay”. “The lintel dividing the lounge and kitchen/dining areas appears to be wet.”