Te Puke Recreation and Aquatic Centre Feasibility Study

11.1.1 Indoor Pool vs. Outdoor PoolIndoor PoolProsCons12 month operation. Additional capital costs associated with providingindoor pool.Local community do not have to travel toTauranga in winter months to undertakerecreational swimming activity.Additional operational costs such as heating andoperating an indoor pool facility.Ability to provide increased aquatic recreationaland sporting opportunities.Increases revenue potential.Ability for schools in surrounding areas to accessaquatic space in winter months.Outdoor PoolProsLower capital cost associated with providingan outdoor pool.Lower operational costs associated with anoutdoor pool facility.ConsOnly four months of operation duringsummer months.Local community will have to travel toTauranga in winter to undertake recreationalswimming activity.Reduced revenue potential.Developing an indoor pool over an outdoor pool does provide many advantages that would benefit communityrecreation and sport. However, the major consideration with developing an indoor pool will be the additionalcapital and operational costs. The additional community benefit of providing an indoor pool will have to beweighed up against the additional capital cost when making the final design decision. It is likely that apartnership with Tauranga City Council would lend additional weight to an indoor pool.49