CBD a ‘living hell’Retailers slam Queenstown’s ‘shovel-ready’ street upgrades project

Published date29 September 2022
Publication titleMountain Scene
Two years after ground was broken on the Lower Beach Street section, it’s still not completely finished

Rees St and some of Beach St looks like a bomb site, and one clothing retailer says all his stock’s got dust over it which he can’t remove — he’s sent a ‘stock spoilage’ bill to the council.

Chris Manuel, the manager of Lower Beach St’s Absoloot Hostel, says ‘‘it’s been absolute hell’’.

‘‘It’s been worse than COVID, a lot of it.’’

Just recently, water to Lower Beach St apartments was shut off for several nights after a water main apparently burst.

Manager Carolyn Hill, who’d advised water would be off for a night, says ‘‘people who...

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