Byron Scott says his children, Mac, George and Miles, are the motivation behind his dream to build a pump track in his community. Photo: LDR / supplied
A beachside community in south Auckland will finally have its first pump track after the project was approved by the local board.
Motivated by his three kids, Byron Scott has tried for years to build a pump track in the Maraetai and Beachlands area.
He had the expertise through his company Trail Pro and the funds, but lacked the space to bring his dreams of a 360 square metre asphalt pump track to life.
Until now.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Franklin Local Board approved Constellation Park as the location for the pump track, and Trail Pro’s contribution to cover 80 percent of the costs. Chairperson Angela Fulljames said the pump track was "much needed" as the community has not had a lot of great facilities delivered to it.
"At the time the Super City formed, basically some were forgotten really, in terms of planning, that’s for certain," she said."And so because there wasn’t planning, there wasn’t the understanding of the needs of facilities for the community."The board also agreed to cover additional funding to the project, to cover the build, tree planting and project management. An asphalt pump track Scott and his company built in NZ. Photo: LDR / suppliedThe board also approved that the ownership of the pump track would be transferred to Auckland Council, for maintenance and responsibilities."I appreciate it is always difficult when you live […]
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