Pegasus Post: October 15, 2019

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Tuesday October 15 2019 5
Pub quizzes help pay for
pool resource consent
• By Claire Booker
PUB QUIZZES seem to be highly
popular in St Albans, with funds
from the event helping to pay for
the $43,000 resource consent for
the proposed Edgeware Pool.
The monthly quizzes held
at Bailies Bar have helped pay
off the last of the cost for the
resource consent and subdivision
fees for the project.
More than 50 loyal trivia enthusiasts
have regularly attended
the events to support the community
pool.
The pool has been a contentious
issue in the area since its
closure and demolition in 2006
by the city council.
In 2016, the city council sold
the land for the Edgeware Pool to
the St Albans Pavilion and Pool
Group for $1.
The city council stated at the
time it would not contribute to
the project, but later said it would
commit $1.25 million if the group
could raise the rest of the $5 million
costs.
The St Albans Pavilion and
Pool group are now awaiting
the results of a feasibility study,
which are expected next month.
ARTIST’S IMPRESSION: The designs for Edgeware Pool will
be assessed in a feasibility study, and results are expected in
November.
The study will assess the practicality
of the new Edgeware Pool
designs and whether it will be an
asset to the community.
After the study, the group can
apply for money from major
charitable funding groups to
build the pool.
St Albans Pavilion and Pool
spokeswoman Valerie Somerville
said once the study is complete,
funding will be applied for to
cover the capital costs to build
the new pool.
“It is envisaged that it will be an
“oasis” in St Albans, two outdoor
pools heated sufficiently for
maximum use during the spring,
summer and autumn months and
surrounded by a family-friendly
picnic lawn,” she said.
New life
for artist’s
old home
WORK IS underway
to adapt the former
home in Richmond
of acclaimed
Christchurch artist
Bill Sutton into a
house museum and
community centre.
The Templar St
home, in the red
zone, will be gifted
to the city council by
the Crown after the
restoration project
is complete to allow
Sutton’s legacy to live
on. Land Information
New Zealand chief
executive Gaye
Searancke says
the restoration
of the significant
site, protected by
a covenant, marks
the start of wider
regeneration plans
for the Ōtākaro Avon
River Corridor.
“As kaitiaki of this
land, we are always
looking for new ways
to support the use
of the residential
red zone, and this is
just another way we
can help make that
happen.”
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