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Retirement village details revealed WILLIAM WOODWORTH
william@topsouthmedia.co.nz
Blenheim’s sprawling new 150unit retirement village is gearing up to welcome its first residents. The Summerset complex on Old
Renwick Road is nearing completion, with units going on the market soon. As interested parties were given a behind-the-scenes peek at the new development on Friday, as the company unveiled more de-
tails for the first time. The first 13 properties will become available for people to move into from the January 15 next year. Licenses to occupy one-bedroom cottages start from $615,000, with two-bedroom vil-
las at $750,000, with three-bedroom villas at $879,000. A $167 weekly fee is also payable to cover costs of maintenance, exterior cleaning, rates, and village management. The final stage of development
includes the main social hub, urgent care bed space, activity centres, a bar, pool, library, and community hub.
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Juggling a full-time job and sporting passions alongside helping the local community isn’t easy, but 19-year-old Leo Novero loves keeping busy. Between his new role as a volunteer firefighter, his love of sailing, his job at Hammer Hardware and his own fitness goals, Picton’s Leo Nevero doesn’t have much spare time. But the busy teenager made time to compete in the Marina 2 Marina at the weekend, finishing 5th over the 13 kilometers Snout track with a time of 1:09:56. Leo Novero is a man of many talents and a huge role in the Picton/Waikawa community. Photo: William Woodworth.
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