Thursday, 26 June 2008

campaign meeting to support mayfield pool

A group of residents met on Saturday June 14 to plan the next stage of what began as the "Save Mayfield Pool" campaign. The final resolution from Council last year read, in part:
"The submission by the Save Mayfield Swimming Pool (SMSP) Community Group be received as a basis for further consultation to take place between Council and SMSP Community Group over a five year period to investigate the business case for the retention of, and future improvement program for, Mayfield Pool."

Based on this commitment, the meeting began planning:

1) Desirable improvements to Mafyield pool, linked to a vision of the sort of community we want to develop.
2) Community consultation for improvements to Mayfield pool.
3) Strategies for political pressure for the upcoming Council elections to ensure Council lives up to its commitment.
4) How to maintain campaign momentum, having moved from the "save" to "improve" side of our campaign.
5) Possible fund-raising activities that we could support for the pool.

Stay Posted for Updates and community activities coming soon...
Tuesday December 11, 7pm: Following the consultation that we, residents and community groups in and around Mayfield demanded, and our subsequent input into the consultation process, the revised Council Report recommended keeping the pool open.