Post by Brent George on Sept 18, 2022 19:44:31 GMT
Levin man begs Waka Kotahi to release him from five years of 'house arrest'
Stuff - Business:18-Sept-2022
Chris Bly feels like he’s “under house arrest” as Waka Kotahi ponders whether to force him to sell some of his land for its “on-again, off-again” plan to build an expressway.
The mere threat of a compulsory purchase order on part of his 4 hectare block of land in Levin had made his house impossible to sell, he said, trapping him into a five-hour daily commute to and from his job in Wellington.
“They keep on, at six-monthly intervals, sending me letters with updated plans showing green or purple smudges across half of my property,” Bly said.
Now, all he wants is Waka Kotahi to use its powers to buy his house now to end five years of stress and uncertainty about whether his land will be needed for the Ōtaki to north expressway.
Stuff - Business:18-Sept-2022
Chris Bly feels like he’s “under house arrest” as Waka Kotahi ponders whether to force him to sell some of his land for its “on-again, off-again” plan to build an expressway.
The mere threat of a compulsory purchase order on part of his 4 hectare block of land in Levin had made his house impossible to sell, he said, trapping him into a five-hour daily commute to and from his job in Wellington.
“They keep on, at six-monthly intervals, sending me letters with updated plans showing green or purple smudges across half of my property,” Bly said.
Now, all he wants is Waka Kotahi to use its powers to buy his house now to end five years of stress and uncertainty about whether his land will be needed for the Ōtaki to north expressway.