By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BATTLELINES have been drawn over a controversial $1 million performance space for Ocean Grove park.
A group of park association members has won its push for a special general meeting on 23 August to restrict the committee to financial decisions under $20,000, which would stop the proposal.
But the committee included a Save the Park Performance Space flyer with the meeting notice, recommending a vote against the rule changes.
The committee had been working on the “cultural centre” for 16 years, it said.
“The project is now ready to proceed, the funds are available, the tenders have closed under budget and permits are in place.
“The funds will be forfeited if the performance space does not go ahead and there will be no cultural facility for Ocean Grove in the foreseeable future,” the flyer said.
Association member and performance space opponent Christine Brooks said the committee had never committed to such a “financial burden”, requiring an intitial outlay of $150,000 and annual costs of $41,000.
