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Bluestone Laneway Submission Resident Chantelle Courtney (19 Richards Street, Coburg) Bluestone Laneway Submission Resident Chantelle Courtney (19 Richards Street, Coburg) I commend the Moreland City Council for inviting feedback from their community regarding the future of our bluestone laneways. Following my involvement in this working group, I certainly have a new found respect for the cha llenges of council and their staff to meet community needs. As a re sident of Moreland, I wish to include my personal subm ission. In reviewing the material for consideration, I support Option 3: retaining alilaneways. I urge you to consider retaining all bluestone laneways and investing in the future of these as a feature of our municipality. Heritage value and urban character One of Moreland's most sign ificant attractions is the history contained in our municipality. Bluestone has played a significant role in the construction of Moreland as a transit centre for the Goldrush, evidpnced by the historiral bluestone buildings across ollr region. The building of the Pentridge prison certainly ensured our municipality was identifiable by its use of bluestone as a construction material, with it becoming synonymous with this region. The connection of our bluestone laneways to this history must not be ignored - it is certainly something that Moreland could leverage as a feature. I urge you to consider preserving bluestone in areas without a heritage overlay. living in Richards Street, Coburg in a house built in 1939 alonsdie many houses of a similar era, I believe our street has historical value despite no overlay. In just 18 years, our house will be one century old with the network of laneways surrounding our property as irnportant to th~ hou se's history as the buildirlg itself. I certainly support ~he view of Profe s~o r Lewis who noted thClt the truest treatmerlt !s to leave eXistIng bluestone lan eways as untouch ed (IS possiblp., whilp. reconstructing some !aneways, retaining blucstone a~ much as possible. Surrounding area It conce rns me that the n.:: twe of the houses 5urroUilding the lan eways may be a co nsideration in their reten tion. Sadly, a cumber of older houses in Moreland have been demolished and replaced with large modern buildings. The construction of these certainly flags a new generation in Moreland but in no way denies ollr historica lly relevant past. Not preserving the laneways around these developments will risk Moreland losing its unique bluestone feature (something that many new housing developments current suffer from - a lack of character). Bluestone laneways enhance these developments bringing old and new together, and should be retained. Unusual method of construction It is unfair to analyse indilJiduallaneways to identify different methods of construction and to determine if thEse are hi storica l!y relevant or not. It is important th2t the network of laneways is analysed as J whole, not in isolation. Aesthetic value This is certainly some thing that I concede could be a future consideration - jf there is no public access and it Ganllot be admired uy the ( ommunity as part uf the histori ca l bluestone network, it may be that these are not maintained in bluestone which will produce cost savings for Moreland. These bluestones should however be retained as a building material used in Moreland rather than subsidising the cost of their removal with the supplier. It saddens me to know that these materials are becoming a currency rather than being retained in the council in which they were quarried so many years ago. Moreland has the largest network of Bluestone laneways - that is something that should be a point of pride and this history should be preserved for future generations. Construction methods I commend the Moreland team for presenting the variety of options that will help retain the appearance of bluestone laneways, while creating a more balanced structure that will help future­ proof the construction. I would urge more research to be undertaken to measure the environmental impact of concrete but concede that this may be needed in the short-term as a base and mortar for bluestone laneway restoration. In speaking with Ben Bu sh from Ben Bu sh Landsca pes who is a qualified stonemason regularly working within Moreland, he was deeply saddened to hear that our council may be considering replacing blu estone with co ncrete. Th e integrity of blu estone as a building material ca nnot be questioned - effective restoration today will ensure it la sts another 100 years with little maintenance. Unfortunately concrete will not afford us the same integrity or aesthetic. I wbuld however urge the council to closely monitor the repair of bluestone laneways and curbs to en ~ ure the integrity is maintained as much as poss ible. Poor workmanship in the relaying of bluestone in a laneway co rner in Rodda Street, Coburg is an indication that the integrity of the bluestone feature W::lS Icst in repa ir. Sad l\'. the spaci ng of the concrete mortar between th e blu estcne pitches is way too large and now dominates the bluestone, rather than iacilitating its installation. Funding the maintenance of our bluestone laileways ! understand th e f!n anci al chal lenges of maintaining Oll( hi storic laneway network but urge the c O!. .lncil to find an avenue to raise this income. Could the State Government pait-fund a program that is maintaining a Victorian historical feature? Could we leverage and celebrate our bluestone network to ~e!p rai~e fu nds to su ~p o rt it? At th e ri sk of !o5inS these lan ewJYs, residents wo uld undcubted !y contribute. My husband and I would also support a marginal iccrp.ase in rates that would help cover the cost of preserving these laneways. In four months time "'Ie will be welcoming our first child into the world and although financially we will be cha llenged (living on a single wage), I would be happy to sacrifice in some c:: reas to en:; ure th e preservat ion of Moreland's history for our chi ld to apprecia te in the future. I would suggest that ali residents should help subsidise the history of Moreland however, not just those abutting the laneways. Moreland should encourage the celebration of our laneways for all residents, not those: just those living cI(ls~~by . Thank you for considering my su bmiss ion - I look forward to hea ring that council are willing and Jble to invest in the preservotion of Moreland's history. i Outline Of Submission - Bluestone Laneway Reconstruction I Submitter: Jennifer Belinda Jacomb Address: 2 Burnell Street, ERST BRUNSWICK VIC 3055 j Option Preferred: Option 2 I I 1.0 Management Summary I 1.1 Preferred Option Over the three options presented Option 2 is to be preferred. 1.2 How Should It Be Funded - By Those Who Benefit Most The additional funding should be covered by mandatory rate charges on those who benefit most being those ratepayers whose properties adjoin the adjoin the laneway. There should be provision for significant relieffor Ratepayers 1.3 Additional Issues For Recomh'uetion 1.3.1 Disllbilityl Bike Rider Access Required '.vhen vv~ reconstruct lane\.vays VIC need to COfllply v.;ith our OVvT! disability access and bike policies by including a centre strip of bitumen which can be navigated by the disabled and bike riders ads well s special flaring at the ends where it interfaces with the foot path and streets. 1.3.2 Need To Setup 4.5 T GVM Limit On Laneways We also need to protect our assets by setting up a 4.5 Tonne Gross Vehicle Mass Limit as most of the damage being done to our laneways is being accelerated by the larger vehicles of today as well as vehicles with Power Steering. 1.3.3 Developers Must Pay For Damage Current policy is inconsistent. Developers must be required to restore Laneways to the status quo ante prior to the damage they have caused. Council should be required to pay a bond that wil! cover the complete replacement if required or equivalent insurance policy. 2/9 2.0 Why Are Bluestone Laneways More And More Needing To Be Reconstructed? The original construction method used to construct the laneways was laying the bluestone on a bed of sand on the underlying clay of the area. The cost of Bluestone Laneway construction is $220.00 per square metre whereas concrete is $120 per square metre and is more durable. This construction was a durable and cost effective solution when the only traffic on it was pedestrians and horse carts. However, it was never intended or designed to be capable of taking the weight of , modern vehicles and trucks. As a resuli modern vehicles are causing a rapid degeneration of our bluestone lan(;ways req uiring reconstruction to prevent flooding and other issues. The current constrnction method oflaying tbe bluestone on a sand base then concrete and then bluestone overcomes this damage caused by modern vehicles and ensures the renewed viability of the laneway but it is very expensive. It is twice the expense of simply replacing the bluestone laneway with concrete. Outline Of Submission - Billestone Laneway Reconstruction - J.B. Jacomb 3/9 3.0 Further Issues Accelerating Need For Reconstruction The use of developers of laneways with their heavy trucks for their developments is further accelerating the need for reconstruction. Also developers are on occasion usurping Council Policy by repairing the damage they caused by replacing bluestone with concrete. Also some laneways are being used to service shops, and factories. The trucks being used to make these delivers are getting larger and heavier We should put a 4.ST GVM limit on all laneways to reduce damage from Heavy Vehicles and thus extend the life of the infrastructure.
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