The Residents\’ Association of Ōmārama will hold a public meeting this month to call for interest to set up a group to initiate and manage the re-formation of the Ōmārama sports fields. The former sports field is on Waitaki District Council recreation reserve adjacent to and to the north of the Ōmārama Memorial Hall and Sports courts. In its 2025-2034 Long Term Plan Preliminary Decisions report - as published in agenda papers for its October 29 meeting - the council has said it will drop its plans to build a $400,000 loan-and-ratepayer- funded adventure park on the land, after 21 submissions against the proposal were logged at its annual plan hearings earlier this year. As well, in a list of initiatives that it proposed should be included for LTP consultation, council staff have recommended a business case be drawn up for a sports pitch before it is approved.
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Photo - First steps - Ahuriri Community Board member Mike King puts in the volunteer hours to mow the former Ōmārama sports field.