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Funding set aside for new community centre Pat Deavoll
editor@thewanakasun.co.nz
new community centre for Wānaka could be a happening thing after a budget of $1.2m was approved by councillors in last week's full council meeting at the Lake Wānaka Centre.
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A proposal to buy or lease the old Mitre 10 building in Anderson Heights for refurbishment as a community youth centre was being considered by council staff. The budget, deferred to the next financial year by councillors, was for “fit out costs” for the facility. Councillor Nicki Gadding spoke on the issue at the meeting and said it was “exciting.”
“It means the council is dedicated to the possibility of this project going ahead,” she said. “But we can’t get excited about the project just yet as no decision has been made whether to proceed or not and the finances have to be worked through. “An internal submission to the Long-Term Plan (LTP) has been made and will be available shortly,” Gladding said.
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Sport Otago’s Tiny Carruthers was one of several locals working on the proposal who presented the idea to the Wānaka Community Board (WCB). He said to the Wānaka App the purpose of the new facility was to provide a “permanent premise for numerous community groups in need of a place they could afford.” Continued on page 2