New look for “The Landing”
24 May 2005
New look for “The Landing”
Better public access to the waterfront and improved facilities for boaties are all part of Auckland City’s draft plans for the area along Tamaki Drive known as “The Landing”.
The draft plans, released for public consultation this week, aim to enhance and improve The Landing, making it more functional and attractive for water sports and recreational users.
The Landing presently features a boat ramp, boat repair yard, clubrooms, boat storage and vehicle parking and caters to all kinds of watercraft from kayaks and waka to catamarans.
It is home to the Royal Akarana Yacht Club
(RAYC) as well as the Auckland Sailing Club, Auckland
Coastguard, the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club, Orakei
Watersports, Waterwise, Ferg's Kayaks and the Auckland Canoe
Club.
Features of the draft plans include:
-
consolidation of buildings onsite
- open space areas and
walkways
- boat hardstand and storage facilities
-
improved access to the water for boaties.
As part of
Auckland City's negotiations with developers of the Orakei
Marina which is presently under construction, access fees
paid to the council will be put towards The Landing
redevelopment costs.
The proposal is still in the early
stages and the draft concept plan is being developed in
association with existing users. Auckland City Council is
working with these organisations to identify how they can
best be incorporated into the redevelopment.
Two public open days will be held at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club (8 – 10 Tamaki Drive) where people can look at the proposed plans and discuss them with council officers on Saturday 4 and 11 June from 10am to 2pm.
Comments can be made online at
www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/projects or people can call (09)
379 2020 for an information pack. All feedback must be
received by 17 June.
The council's Arts, Culture and
Recreation Committee is due to consider a draft concept plan
for the site in July
2005.
ENDS