Loss of Bromley school feared
The Bromley Community Association is concerned that the former Bromley primary school might be given to the Post Office as a line depot, and has called a public meeting for this evening to discuss the matter. Bromley residents have used the school as a community centre since it was vacated by pupils in May, 1978. A community worker has an office there and scouts, crafts, play centre, and youth groups use it, as do keep fit and jazz ballet classes, a “chevy” club, and a gardening club.
The community association looks after the property with the support of the Christchurch City Council, which a year ago asked the Ministry of Works to consider giving it the school building and land for use as a community centre.
About 840,000 was set aside by the council in last year’s estimates for the renovation of the main twoclassroom block, but this has not been spent yet because the council is still waiting for a decision on the property. The chairman of the community association, Mr Alan Horlor, heard unofficially last week that the Post Office had expressed interest in the property to the Ministry of Works, and that it would be given three months to decide whether it wanted it. Mr Horlor decided to cajl a meeting to see what could be done. “We don’t want to wait until the Post Office makes a decision or the battle will be half lost,” he said. The District Commissioner of Works (Mr P. F. Reynolds) said that when a school, or any piece of Crown Land, had been
declared surplus, the Ministry of Works acted as an agent for the Government and asked round other Gove r n m e n t Departments whether they had any use for it.
“This is the normal pnredure, unless we get a Government directive to the contrary.” Mr Reynolds said. “So far only one department the Post Office, has expressed an interest in the school. It has not made a decision yet whether the school is suitable.” If the Post Office decided against using the school, the Lands and Survey Department would then take it over.
“They dispose of it in the best interests of the taxpayer — to the highest bidder or whatever,” Mr Reynolds said.
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