THE former Stanley Street pool site in Wodonga is the subject of renewed investor interest.
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Wodonga Council discussed “future options” for the area known as CBD West among five matters determined behind closed doors this week.
The Stanley Street pool controversially closed at the end of the 2011-12 season and has been replaced by the WAVES complex in White Box Rise.
The proceeds from the site’s sale was always earmarked to pay off council debt, but has attracted minimal investor interest since being demolished in early 2013.
Clinton Williams, who is developing the 10 hectares remaining on the adjacent Junction Place former railway land, was previously linked to the old pool site and former police station land fronting Elgin Boulevard.
Wodonga Council chief executive Patience Harrington was tight-lipped on the “future options” being explored for CBD West.
“With recent developments in the CBA, there has been renewed interest in CBD West,” she said.
“Council was being informed on some of the options.”
Cr Rod Wangman moved and Cr John Watson seconded that recommendations from the closed session of council be adopted.
The council met strong community resistance to a successful re-zoning for the old pool site which cleared the way for multi-million dollar accommodation and retail developments.
Former citizen of the year Jean Whitla was one of the most vocal opponents of the move and remained convinced the area should be transformed into a large town square.
“If we had a major disaster in our CBD we have nowhere to evacuate people to and that area is within walking distance of our shops,” she said.
“We’ve got a little bit of lawn next to the old station building and Woodland Grove has become a cluttered mess.”
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