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Auckland Council is expected to give Warkworth Bowls some clear direction on its plan to move from Mill Lane to Glenmore Drive next month.
Late last year, the club commissioned a consultant to investigate and prepare a comprehensive report on the proposal, which was submitted to Council prior to Christmas. The report was accompanied by application forms to develop the two-hectare Campbell Reserve into a world class bowls facility.
Council is currently workshopping the report and application, and the outcome will be presented to the Rodney Local Board before its March 9 meeting.
Club vice-president John Hurdley says there are two likely outcomes.
“Either the Board will accept our application without the need to publicly call for expressions of interest from other parties for the reserve, or it will approve the application subject to possible interests from other groups,” Hurdley says.
Once the club has final Council approval, it will call a special meeting of all members to discuss and vote on the planned move.
In 2021, the club unveiled plans to build a $7.5 million bowls facility, which would include a social club, three fully covered greens, parking and a sky bar – a raised viewing platform with a bar area running between the two playing areas.
The club has been on its current site for 100 years and hopes the sale of the land will finance the new build.
