The new two-storey library would be built to brought up to speed to modern library standards, and would be constructed with a 5-star green-star rating. While the new library on the Maitai was the recommended option, other options on the table included the redevelopment/renovation of the current Elma Turner Library, along with the exploration of other sites around Nelson. From the hundreds of submissions, although there was strong support on both sides of the debate – the two recurring themes threatening to sink the proposal were the concerns over the $44m price tag, and the uncertainty about the potential for flooding at the site due to sea level rise.
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Stoke Library is due to undergo about $700,000 of structural improvements and renewal work in the next four years, with a planned upgrade not due until after 2031.
Plans to redevelop Nelson s Elma Turner Library have grabbed the headlines in recent weeks, but what about the ageing library in the suburb of Stoke? The intended life span of Stoke Library was put at less than five years , in a building consent for remedial work on the building in 2019. Stoke Library did not feature in Nelson City Council s Long Term Plan, on which public submissions close on Wednesday, April 21. The council’s group manager community services, Andrew White, said the library was a well-used and much-loved community facility , and the council had no plans to close it.
Monday, 12 April 2021, 4:02 pm
Nelson City Council is flying the Pride flag in honour of
Nelson Pride Week.
The flag will be raised at Civic
House on Wednesday, 14 April, in celebration of the
inaugural Nelson Pride Week, which runs from 14-20
April.
Mayor Rachel Reese said flying the Pride flag
was just one of several ways Council is showing support for
the LGBTQIA+ community. Hopefully, flying the flag
will help raise awareness and prompt some meaningful
conversations about how we can all be more supportive and
inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community, well beyond the
festival week. Diversity is something that should be