Murray Guy reported on some alarming problems at the Otumoetai Pools (when he was able to find it).

The issues raised are of significant concern especially on an OSH and state of the facilities basis.
However it also raises the question on a few other important issues as well: -
1. How come no one has noticed or reported this before? Like staff, directors or anybody?
2. Why did a Council staff member sign up the contract for the facilities where TCC pay the bills (public use is limited to the use of a lane or two during the week, school holidays and the weekends) no public access to the pool almost all of the time?
3. TCC staff may have approached the swimming club to take it over. Why would the club be interested considering any change?
4. Warren Banks says the site is possibly unstable, then that is even more reason to close it.
This whole thing just adds to the huge losses of TCAL and as Warren Banks says 'TCAL has no means of generating any income” yet large amounts of ratepayers money continue to be spent to maintain it, why? These funds would be better put towards a rates reduction.
Ian Stevenson, Tauranga.