Chamberlain Park could be put out of reach of the average Aucklander as the Council seeks ways to fund City Vision’s $30,000,000 redevelopment plan for the 32ha inner city asset.
 
Below is a press release from Save Chamberlain Park Inc outlining the potential consequences for this well used public facility if Council is successful in trying to fund it from the private sector as suggested in a tender document that went out last week. Any private capital will require a commercial return. This will price many existing users out of being able to play there. Not only will the course be cut in half it will be more expensive to play there.

That means its strong and historic links to the Maori and Polynesian communities will also be broken.
 
For 80 years Chamberlain Park has been a public 18 hole golf course. Council’s cavalier attitude towards this important regional golfing facility is a kick in the guts to the people who use it, the sport of golf and for future generations. By council’s own estimations Auckland is going to require more golfing infrastructure as the population grows.
 
It is shocking that such an outcome might result from CityVision that purports to be a Labour Green alliance and who’s routes have traditionally supported the low income sector of the community.

PRESS RELEASE    http://www.savecpark.org/news-1