Hello KWGS Petitioners
There has been a lot of work going on in the background following the sudden closure of the GHCC in July and our subsequent very successful Public Meeting which was attended by approximately 350 people.
At the Wentworth College Sports Centre on Thursday 7th December at 7pm we will be reporting back to the community on the following initiatives.
Our planning team have carried out a thorough analysis of the planning documents which set up the Gulf Harbour master planned precinct (with the marina and golf course as anchor enterprises) and how that precinct has evolved through the years to today. The team is producing work on the impact of any further development of Gulf Harbour land beyond the existing consented housing cap on the current roading, water, sewerage and storm water infrastructure and the natural environment.
KWGS have been liaising closely with Auckland Council officials and our local Councillors about the status of the 999 year Encumbrance that protects the land as green space for a golf course.
We are presenting our 4600 signature Petition "Keep Gulf Harbour Country Club's Open Space Zoning" to the Auckland Council Local Board on 28 November and will share the Board's feedback to the meeting.
KWGS have been encouraging GHCC golfers, former employees and supplier businesses who have unresolved financial issues with GHCC to formally pursue avenues to recover monies they believe are owed to them.
Our legal team has been investigating what remedies are available through the courts for the community to protect the green space and Encumbrance.
A fundraising team have started a drive for donations to fund expected legal costs.
A very active KWGS private group on Facebook has (currently) 700 members who are sharing photographs and discussing the golf course itself and the hope that the GHCC can be retained.
Independently from the Facebook group we have been fielding a lot of messages from members of the community who are distressed by the current state of the golf course. Both the greens and facilities. There will be an opportunity to discuss this at the meeting.
KWGS’s further actions will be informed and guided by the outcomes of the December public meeting.
Below is a link to an open letter from KWGS to businesses, real estate firms and developers about KWGS and our actions to retain GHCC as open green space.
https://www.kwgnz.org/uploads/1/4/6/6/146618163/kwgs_open_letter.pdf
Thank you for your on-going support.
Howard Baldwin
KWGS Comms