Stewart BurnsQueenstown's public swimming pool once made waves at national building competitions for its ''unique and complex design'' and ''outstanding level of workmanship''. Now, the Queenstown Lakes District Council is staring at a $2.3million repair job, just 11 years after the pool opened. However, on Tuesday, the council's finance head, Stewart Burns, made a submission to the annual plan hearing, saying millions were needed for ''tile replacement'' and ''ventilation improvements''. The $18million Frankton-based swimming pool opened its doors to the public on May 31, 2008, after more than a decade of planning, consultation and development. Designers LHTDesign said the staff member involved with the pool died a few years ago and the nature of the business had since changed.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2019 16:31 UTC