But not without some councillors voicing their disapproval – first in February, then again on Thursday – arguing a sub-committee added “another layer of bureaucracy” to the council’s road naming process. Councillor Jamie Arbuckle said ahead of last week s meeting that councillors “should just shut up” if road names satisfied council rules.
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Marlborough District councillor Jamie Arbuckle was one of several councillors who attempted to stymie a new road naming sub-committee. “We have a policy. If the developer’s name meets the conditions of the policy, then the developer should be able to name the subdivision s roads whatever name that they wish,” Arbuckle said.
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Marlborough council sets up sub-committee to decide road names
4 Apr, 2021 02:19 AM
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Several Marlborough councillors last year criticised Rose Manor s new road names for having colonial cringe . Photo / Chloe Ranford, LDR
Several Marlborough councillors last year criticised Rose Manor s new road names for having colonial cringe . Photo / Chloe Ranford, LDR
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By: Chloe Ranford
A new group will be formed to screen road names in Marlborough after councillors criticised developers twice last year for choosing names that were too English.
Councillors first butted heads in March last year after a developer asked to put down English-themed street names, some of which were criticised for reeking of colonial cringe .
Greg Schwartz | Photo credit: Tomo
The council is aimed at guiding the platform for which details are still scarce as it prepares to launch in the coming months with a plan to create a better real estate transaction experience.
Tomo, which was founded by Zillow alumni Greg Schwartz and Carey Armstrong is at least in part a fintech software of which the initial focus will be on the mortgage process, but the company continues to be quiet about details ahead of its launch.
In a statement referring to the creation of this new agent council, Schwartz said he was honored to have an “esteemed group of leaders at the drawing board with us.”