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A $300,000 playground for Tauranga’s waterfront is part of a proposal approved by Tauranga City Councillors to go out for public submission.
The playground, to be built opposite Wharf Street, is part of the council’s $4.9 million plan for the waterfront, approved during this week’s Ten Year Plan deliberations.
A picture of the proposed playground.
The playground, along with a boardwalk through to Pilot Bay, and the upgrade of Greerton Library, are plans going out for public consultation in 2012.
Tauranga City Council is also applying for resource consent to install 10 portable buildings of 18sqm to cluster around the Edgewater Fan.
Priority One city centre manager Duarne Lankshear says the portable buildings are an opportunity for the tourism, hospitality and recreation industries to provide commercial activities in various areas of the waterfront.
“They can be used by food and hospitality sectors, for tourism type operations like jet boat tours and water taxis, and a place for events and activity.”
Duarne says these portable buildings will be purchased by private businesses and put on land leased from council.
The capital cost of the buildings will be in the $20,000-50,000 range with a forecast rental of $2000-10,000 a year, per building.
Duarne says the revenue generated from these businesses will grow as the area attracts more foot traffic, becoming a vibrant waterfront destination.
“By approving this plan it is a vote of confidence, it sends a strong signal out to the investment sector that the waterfront development is underway and will continue to be supported by council.”
A design of the proposed waterfront development.
Priority One has worked with the council’s waterfront taskforce to activate $640,000 of consented works in the waterfront master plan.
These works include a walkway from Dive Crescent to the Glass Box and creating a big green space between Wharf Street and Spring Street.
In addition, the council is providing budget in its Ten Year Plan for an iconic waterfront playground and make available a piece of land adjacent to it for a cafe.
Posted on 06-01-2012 19:53 | By The Tomahawk Kid
Sue.nicholas sums up the situation perfectly! "lets be dragged kicking and screaming" into the 21st century! She doesnt wish to get their voluntarilly of her own accord with likeminded people - no, She wants people to be FORCED into doing things she thinks is a good idea. She is opposed to people making their own choices of how to spend their money - she wants council to stand behind ratepayers with a gun and bully them into paying for things them may not wish to do. She believes in the use of FORCE to get things done - not mutual consent - not community spirit, but plain old threats and force (try not paying your rates and see the threats come flooding in!) This kind of attitude has become the norm these days - and its sickening to witness the immoral behaviour of a once proud nation of people come to this. Everybody wants a say in what others do with their own money and property. I can almost hear her wingeing about paying for some of the things she doesnt happen to agree with