Roof Cover & Associated Upgrades Project - updated 29 July 23
The Trust wishes to acknowledge the following support for the project (GST excluded):
Western BoP District Council
$3,220,000
$3,220,000
Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT)
$650,000
BayTrust $200,000
Note that further fund raising is underway to reach a total of $4.4M.
$650,000
BayTrust $200,000
Note that further fund raising is underway to reach a total of $4.4M.
Explanation
The idea of a bulkhead has been around for a very long time but it wasn't in the original roof cover project we are now pursuing.
Because the Trust sees learning to swim programmes as a key part of its core mission, it tried every which way to include the existing outdoor learners pool inside the roof cover but it proved to be far too costly and very likely to run foul of a resource consent because of its height (15m) and hence very likely not to appeal to other funders.
Therefore the only way to have a 34 degree learners pool inside the cover was by having a fixed bulkhead at the 25m mark. This would allow all year round learn to swim lessons and an important revenue source for the pool. The 25m lap pool is a NZ standard length.
The idea of a bulkhead has been around for a very long time but it wasn't in the original roof cover project we are now pursuing.
Because the Trust sees learning to swim programmes as a key part of its core mission, it tried every which way to include the existing outdoor learners pool inside the roof cover but it proved to be far too costly and very likely to run foul of a resource consent because of its height (15m) and hence very likely not to appeal to other funders.
Therefore the only way to have a 34 degree learners pool inside the cover was by having a fixed bulkhead at the 25m mark. This would allow all year round learn to swim lessons and an important revenue source for the pool. The 25m lap pool is a NZ standard length.