How about the Tauranga City Council putting a voting paper in the next rate bill or in the local election papers asking if the ratepayers want a new building in town? May I suggest a council building out at the racecourse, or close the racecourse, after all there are only 12 race days a year; and half of those there would be only be 200 or so attending.

Council could then use the racing club buildings as offices until the new building is ready and there would be plenty of room for all the councils vans and cars to be parked all day and night and weekends in the large carpark that is there.

And it would save the staff taking them home each night and at the weekends.
Then the staff could find their own way to work like everybody else has to. Just a thought.

EK Mills, Tauranga City.