Our councillors must live in Cloud Cuckoo Land. I raise this as the Tauranga City Council is proposing to build a Children's Playground on The Strand at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This, they say, is to attract shoppers to the CBD. Some years ago TCC councillors built a 'Water Play Feature” on the Strand reclamation. It cost $270,000 and was a dismal failure. TCC councillors admit it was a failure. Very few know it exists!
What is going on inside their heads that they think this new playground will succeed?
The TCC councillors were conned into taking away the most attractive kids' activity from our Strand Waterfront.
As a result they destroyed the wharf and so prevented dads, mums and grandparents from taking their kids fishing downtown.
The wharf was in need of a little repair, much less cost than this proposed playground, and we would still have it.
Ken Evans, Tauranga.
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Say it loud Ken!!
Posted on 18-08-2011 09:33 | By born & raised
Ken speaks total truths here, why put a playground on The Strand????? Our city needs a better structure plan than this!!!! An idea told to me by a fellow workmate....why dont the council take the Historic buildings from the village and build a new village on the Domain overlooking the water....build an overbridge to the Elms (walking distance to the Redoubt, Rose Gardens etc and tie in the real history of this town...This would be a great area for families to picnic...visitors to Tauranga to learn about our beautiful city etc....look around at other towns and see what they do with their waterfronts!!! not parking and certainly not playgrounds...water and kids not a great combination really. Fleur Harawira, Tauranga
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