Community board awards grants to three groups
Te Puke Community Board considered three grant applications at its most recent meeting.
Te Puke Gymsport had applied for a grant of $600 for assistance with coaching education expenses.
Councillor Monique Lints said the funding seemed to only relate to the remainder of 2020 and questioned whether there was value for money.
Chairman Richard Crawford said it may be the case the club wasn’t asking for the full amount it needed for the coaching education expenses, but that the board could only consider the information it had in front of it.
Councillor Grant Dally said he was happy to back the application, “knowing the number of kids who benefit from that place”.
“Anything that helps coaching, I am happy to support,” he said.
Board member Tupaea Rolleston said he was happy to support the application, but wondered whether more clarification was needed.
The chairman pointed out that would mean the application couldn’t be considered until the next board meeting in December.
Grant said $600 was a small amount of money in the overall scheme of things.
The board agreed to approve the application.
Te Kura Kaupapa Ma¯ ori o Te Matai applied for a grant of $7200 to buy rugby posts and basketball hoops for the school and community.
Chairman Richard Crawford pointed out the board only had $7947.70 remaining in its grants budget to last until the end of the financial year. He said the application was for a grant larger than the board would normally make.
Board member Dale Snell said she was aware from a recent Facebook post that the school had recently had new goalposts installed.
Lints suggested making a grant to pay for one or two basketball hoops.
The board agreed to make a grant to cover the cost of a basketball hoop.
An application by Ha¯ pai Mama for a grant of $1016 for a storage shed was approved.
■ The community board also agreed to fund the removal of steel bollards and the installation of safety fencing on the walkway between Boucher Ave and Fenton Tce to make it safer for wheelchairs, bikes and prams. The walkway is heavily used by families going to and from Fairhaven School.