A group opposed to a cricket ground development at Hagley Park is seeking an injunction to stop work from proceeding.
A letter from Save Hagley Park was sent yesterday to Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker and city councillors, outlining plans to seek the injunction.
Last month, the council voted 12-1 against Canterbury Cricket's proposal to spend $20 million on a full international upgrade of the cricket venue, but decided to go ahead with a scheduled $1m ground upgrade.
Save Hagley Park spokesman Martin Meehan said the group was "outraged" work was set to begin this week, despite councillors rejecting Canterbury Cricket's proposal in its current form.
"It is our view that the council's proceeding with the work on Hagley Oval for a new wicketblock and outfield upgrade, appears to pre-empt any final council decision, in respect of a revised proposal from Canterbury Cricket," the letter said.
Last week, the group met with the council's sport and recreation manager John Filsell and Canterbury Cricket to see if a compromise could be reached.
Meehan said it was "wrong" to start this work when the international upgrade project was on hold.
The work should be delayed at least until the central-city blueprint plans had been released and discussed, he said.
"It seems like the councillors and the actual council staff are on two very different tracks . . . John Filsell said the project was to get the venue ready for the [cricket] world cup [in 2015]." Filsell yesterday said he could not comment on the injunction until he had "had time to understand" what Save Hagley Park was saying.
Canterbury Cricket chief executive Lee Germon said he understood work on the upgrade was starting soon but did not know the exact date.
"This is the council's project . . . this work has been scheduled for a long time and this project is to allow us to have first-class cricket in Christchurch because we currently don't have a venue."
Germon said the Save Hagley Park needed to understand that the upgrade project was separate from the proposed international upgrade.
- ? Fairfax NZ News
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7373191/Hagley-Park-group-seeks-to-stop-ground-work
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