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Getting pre-schoolers moving Fundraiser for Ugandan village Music group Couple sponsor turns five Page 8 child Page 5 Waitaki Herald Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Intersection mirror upsets LEE JAMIESON ‘‘It’s ridiculously A convex mirror put up at a small and the sun dangerous Oamaru intersection is reflects from it, so too small and in the wrong place, a man who drew attention to the you can’t even see a intersection says. person, let alone a Glen Hollis and his mother, Pam, 74, complained to the car.’’ Glen Hollis Waitaki District Council council about the intersection at Orwell from Derwent St. ‘‘When you’re and Derwent sts, which they said 74, to have eyes to see into that was going to cause an accident. mirror, it’s a bit of a joke. It’s way The two were waiting for a too small and its biggest problem convex mirror to be put up at the is it’s in the wrong position.’’ intersection but approached the He had rung a council member Waitaki Herald when this had not about it being in the wrong place. happened by Easter. ‘‘He said leave it for a week and Following a story last week, see how it goes – he even said it is the council has put the mirror up, not right.’’ but Hollis is not happy with its Another resident, Stuart Hirst, location. agreed the reflection made it He said it was placed in front of difficult to see if anything was a house on the opposite side of coming. Orwell St, though an email sent to Council roading manager the family had a photo showing it Michael Voss said the convex would be on the power pole on the mirror was on trial at the opposite corner of Orwell St. moment. ‘‘It’s ridiculously small and the ‘‘The sun was going to be an sun reflects from it, so you can’t issue with it because of its even see a person, let alone a car,’’ location,’’ Voss said. Hollis said. If it was not suitable it would ‘‘It’s almost like saying ‘a be moved, he said. person’s lost a leg, can we have a Council was also looking at band-aid?’’’ options for the nearby inter- His mother travels down section of Reed and Derwent sts, Orwell St and finds it difficult to which both Hollis and Hirst had Glen Hollis stands on Derwent St where drivers coming from Orwell St find it difficult to see oncoming traffic. He is see if a car is coming down the hill concerns about. disappointed a convex mirror opposite Orwell St has been put in the wrong place. 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