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Rodney Local Board has notified the public of its intention to grant a community licence to occupy and manage Point Wells Hall.
The notification appears in this edition of Mahurangi Matters on page 45.
The decision comes after the Point Wells Community and Ratepayers Association expressed an interest in managing the hall and it fits with an effort by the Board to see more community halls under local governance.
The hall is located on the Point Wells Recreation Reserve, 5 Point Wells Road.
It’s expected the right to manage the hall will continue for three years if the licence is approved.
At the September Board meeting, members Beth Houlbrooke, Allison Roe and Brent Bailey were nominated to a hearings panel to consider submissions or objections received following the public notification process.
The move comes in the wake of complaints by Rodney community groups over “horrendous” fees for the use of Council-run halls as reported by Mahurangi Matters last month.
Rodney communities that run their own halls can set their own fees.
If Point Wells Hall does come under community control it will be the second Council hall in Rodney to do so.
The first was Coatesville Settlers Hall, which is managed by Coatesville Hall Incorporated.
The hall is a popular venue for weddings, which generates substantial revenues.
This allows Coatesville Hall Incorporated to make the hall available to local community groups either for free or at a substantial discount.
