Former Millennium site going green
The former Millennium Art Gallery site, on the corner of Seymour and Alfred Street, is to be turned into public green space.
The Millennium Art Gallery was demolished in December 2023 when the gallery moved to its new home in Te Kahu o Waipuna, Blenheim’s library.
Council’s Property and Contracts manager Maighan Watson told April’s Economic, Finance and Community Committee meeting that, following the demolition, a traffic safety assessment was undertaken which concluded there had been significant improvements to pedestrian and vehicle sight lines.
A preliminary vehicle tracking analysis determined that any physical changes to the road corner could result in increased vehicle speeds however minor improvements to increase safety in the area would be completed separately.
If ratified by full Council, the area would be developed into a public grassed area with the existing dogwood trees on the southern side retained and the area developed as a low-maintenance public green space maintained by Council’s garden team.