The Existing Land

The best site for the new civic centre is on the land behind the Municipal building and beside the Town Square.

It’s a large site. It’s a free site. It’s already owned by Council! There is plenty of parking, and there could be more, with potential extra parking options if minor alterations are made at the start of Perry Street.

The civic centre should be next to Waiata House. Everyone working together saves costs.

A new contemporary designed civic centre built on this site would cost approximately $13.5M. This price has a built-in contingency sum.

This civic centre would have everything, and more, than what is proposed for the Lands Trust land, except the library.