Private school eyed for Gore

A new private school for up to 80 pupils has been proposed for Gore.

The Simmons Goodwill Trust has applied to the Gore District Council for a resource consent to build a private school on rural land at Charlton Rd.

Trustee Greg Simmons, of Invercargill, has not returned calls for comment.

The resource consent application, prepared by Bonisch Consultants, says land bought by the trust

... the school

would be subdivided into four lots, and the school

will cater for

would be built on one of them. Residential homes

about 70 – 80

will be built on two of the other lots.

pupils, and

It says the school will cater for about 70 to 80

about 10 staff

pupils, and about 10 staff are likely to be employed.

are likely to

The application says pupils will be transported

be employed.

to the school by up to 12 mini-buses from Invercargill, Dunedin and the

Gore region.

However, a concerned Gore resident contacted

Stuff about the proposal this week concerned with how town’s water infrastructure would cope with the size of the school. ‘‘Surely with the continuing problem with our wastewater and sewerage ponds will the ratepayers end up paying?’’

Council regulatory and planning general manager Dr Ian Davidson-Watts said the council had gone back to the applicant requesting more information about stormwater and wastewater disposal.