Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sports
Services unit has apologised for an error in the projected
maintenance costs for Wharenui Pool after the Wharenui Swim
Club reviewed the figures this morning.
It was
estimated the cost to maintain and operate Wharenui Pool for
the next 10 years would be more than $7.7 million. Staff
agree there is a substantial error in our calculations, and
that the estimated cost could be up to $5 million less than
what was originally projected.
“We have committed to
working with Wharenui Swim Club to refresh this data to
ensure we have an accurate figure for the projected costs
over the next 10 to 20 years,” Council Manager Recreation
Sports Services David Bailey says.
“We’d like to
apologise to the community and key stakeholders,
particularly those who have taken the time to make a
submission on the future use of the pool.”
Wharenui
Swim Club President Chris Averill says he’s pleased the
Council will review the cost estimates with the
club.
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