Because there had been such extensive concern about the council's decisions regarding the sporting complex and 'Future Park' at meeting on 21 May at which Council presented the Draft Management Plan, and because there have been continued representations to the effect that council does not understand the issues and for a delay in any action to enable more community discussion and consensus building, I was pleased to have the opportunity to walk over these two sites today. They together would enable, if sensibly developed, magnificent active and passive recreation and community education spaces at a walking distance from the CBD and schools. And there do seem to be some practical issues (especially whether it makes sense to plan playing fields on a hillside) that could be re-thought.
