Bob Clarkson's new rugby stadium assessment is laughable. In 2007, he off-loaded Baypark stadium to Tauranga City Council and its unfortunate ratepayers.
Mr Clarkson's interests lost ownership and control of Baypark activities, with exception being the retention of Speedway operating rights - a business profit stream.
Initially, the Speedway stadium was just that.

It wasn't sanctioned a rugby stadium when a non-notified RMA consent was granted in 2000 by TCC for a huge stadium.

For that matter, rugby didn't feature in the original 1997 Speedway RMA submissions, nor subsequent Environment Court appeal.

And BOP Rugby did not move its headquarters to Baypark until about 2006, although the first games were held 2003/2004.

I don't agree with Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby's comments about Baypark's in-field being churned up by Speedway.

This because council-owned Bay Leisure and Events Limited currently sanctions monster trucks, jet boat sprinters and other activities, which will decimate the in-field.

R Paterson, Matapihi.