Frequently Asked Questions

How much will it cost the rate payer?

At present Hamilton City Council is not contributing anything. For Stage One there is no need for any ratepayer contribution to the building project. We are asking Hamilton City Council to bring forward roading investment with respect to the intersection of Beale and Grey Street. We know that this intersection has been on their radar for a while. We are asking them to make this a priority, in addition they would be resolving the parking challenges for the various community facilities in that area. At present the total cost of this is about $1.3 million but, remember, this is only part of Stage Two of the development. Once Stage One is complete we are anticipating asking them for some operational costs which is common practise with a number of pools receiving support via the community pools programme. This could come in somewhere between $20k and $50k per year.
 

When is the completion date?

Each stage is dependent of funding. The outdoor pool & pavilion has been completed. We are hoping for a completion date of mid-2019 for the hockey turf, ready for the 2019 Secondary School Hockey Season.

How will the community access this asset? Who will run it?

This has a two-part answer, during school hours and after school hours. The Project Group is in the process of inviting the surrounding schools to make use of the facilities during school hours. That means that up to 5000 school students could potentially use these facilities during school hours.

The Learn to Swim Pool will be used by age appropriate students and some preschools have shown an interest in being involved. This begs the question, who will run these facilities? We have been working with Swim Waikato and a local club. The relationship between the club and Swim Waikato will oversee the running of pool outside of school hours. If a school requires assistance during school hours then these parties will step in. If the public want access to the pool then they would need to go through the club. The club has indicated that they would open up to the public, with a life guard on duty, at some stage over the weekends and during summer school holidays. 

The hockey turf will be run by Waikato Hockey with Hamilton Old Boys and Old Girls hockey club using the grounds as their home. Like the pool, anybody seeking use of these facilities after school hours would need to go through Waikato Hockey by being connected with a hockey club. This would be exactly the same as it is run down at Gallagher's Hockey Grounds.

When will Stage Two begin?

This is solely dependent on Beale Street being an access point to the Hamilton East Community Sports Complex – to commit to further infrastructure and increased volumes of traffic a purpose built access point to the sports facilities is a key part of the Stage 2 plan. At this stage the Project Group would be seeking formal support, if it hasn't already received, from HCC to approve and contribute to this access. The Project Group would then need to raise any shortfall in this funding as part of the funding for Stage 2. Once access arrangements are in place we will look to build the artificial football turf and indoor cricket nets as funding permits.
 

Any other questions?

If you have any other questions regarding the progress, construction or the operation of the Hamilton East Community Sports Complex do not hesitate to contact us and we would be happy to answer your questions. To get in contact with us, please email sportscomplex@hbhs.school.nz or click here.