There will be freedom to build and, soon, freedom from stinky food scraps when Hamilton heads to level 3 from Wednesday.
However, all council facilities – including playgrounds – will remain closed to the public.
Hamilton City Council staff have been working to determine just what services are allowable when the alert level change kicks in at midnight on Tuesday.
Construction can resume, and so too can visits from council building inspectors – as long as all parties adhere to strict social distancing rules.Glass recycling and food scraps collections will be back on, meaning all rubbish and recycling will be picked up from the kerbs of the city streets. The Lincoln Street Resource Recovery Centre and Hamilton Organics will also reopen – albeit at reduced capacity – for rubbish, recycling and greenwaste drop-offs.
Like the playgrounds, all the city’s skate parks, basketball courts and park toilets and car parks will remain closed.
It’s a situation that many Hamiltonians are still failing to understand. Since the lockdown began, council staff have been fielding daily reports of residents flouting the rules and congregating at the city’s playgrounds and skate bowls.
All the city’s libraries, Waikato Museum, Hamilton Zoo, Waterworld and the Gallagher Aquatic Centre, and the themed gardens, playground, cafe, and Information Centre at Hamilton Gardens will all stay off limits.
Article by Stuff.co.nz
