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citywatcher wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:37 pm

Open tender ?
Like any offer outside the crows would give a toss what the council or the local nimbys want.
Council doesn't want to run it maintain it or spend money on it then it should shut the Fuck up
The council will always own the land
Any use of it will be as a lease
It's the best deal they're gonna get otherwise it's another lecornus........

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Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:51 am

ChillyPhilly wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:26 am

It's a no from me.

A big, fat, whopping no.

This kind of proposal should not even be entertained - in any form.

The Crows are a private entity. Private entities have no place in the Parklands. The Parklands are a public asset to be enjoyed by all people.

So I guess you're opposed to the Casino expansion and Festival Plaza then?

Brucetiki wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:44 am

I can't believe there's people that would rather keep a decrepit, sub standard aquatic centre than see the area get a much needed upgrade with a mixed use facility.

Nathan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:26 am

Brucetiki wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:44 am

I can't believe there's people that would rather keep a decrepit, sub standard aquatic centre than see the area get a much needed upgrade with a mixed use facility.

I don't think it's as decrepit, sub standard, as people are being led to believe.

Brucetiki wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:03 am

Nathan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:26 am

Brucetiki wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:44 am

I can't believe there's people that would rather keep a decrepit, sub standard aquatic centre than see the area get a much needed upgrade with a mixed use facility.

I don't think it's as decrepit, sub standard, as people are being led to believe.

Aren't the diving boards considered unsafe for use?

Nathan wrote:

Brucetiki wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:44 am

I can't believe there's people that would rather keep a decrepit, sub standard aquatic centre than see the area get a much needed upgrade with a mixed use facility.

I don't think it's as decrepit, sub standard, as people are being led to believe.

SRW wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:49 am

I'm taking the reports regarding the centre's viability at face value. It's an issue that's been covered in the media for years, long before the Crows proposal was even a thought bubble. I tend to trust that more than anecdotal impressions of visitors to the place. And I certainly trust it more than the idea that there's been a campaign to mislead people.

Nort wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:14 pm

Among it's many issues are the fact the location kind of sucks for anyone who isn't driving there.

Fronting Adelaide City councillors and a packed public gallery, Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan and City Collective architect David Cooke last night said they were unable to state how much space would be used for public swimming pools, as the council was yet to finalise a needs analysis or provide the club with specific building guidelines.

Fagan told reporters this morning that Ernst and Young had conducted an “economic impact study” on the value the football club brings to the Adelaide economy, as well as the return from the proposed centre’s construction.

“The reason we couldn’t be more specific about that (the figure) is (because) until the needs analysis is complete and we define the scope and scale of the aquatic centre you can’t actually complete that piece of work,” he said.

The proposed new facility – dubbed by the club as a “sport and community centre” – would return over 6000-square metres to the park lands and would be split into three sections: the club’s training and administration area, an education zone from which the club would run its community programs and a public aquatic space that the club would use “on an occasional hire basis”.

The proposed centre would also house an amphitheatre, lecture spaces, multipurpose education rooms, and a café, a gymnasium, crèche and underground car park.

It would reach a maximum height of 16-metres – compared to the current centre’s 21-metre height – and would be surrounded by 750 linear metres of new paths and 400 linear metres of resurfaced paths for “increased connectivity” with O’Connell Street.

Under the club’s plan, existing ovals on Barton Terrace West would be upgraded to a new “high-quality, AFL-standard” oval similar to Adelaide Oval, while the ovals on Park 2 would remain untouched and unfenced.

The centre itself would also remain unfenced, but would instead be “screened” by 100 new trees and landscaped gardens.

Eurostar wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:01 am

In my opinion the former RAH area would be a better spot for a new city aquatic centre/crows ground. It could be integrated with the botanic gardens. The current site should be reserved for an freeway interchange , use it as a park n ride for now with free bus service between park n ride and the city.