Preparations start for Katikati library opening
The opening of the new Katikati Library, Service Centre and Community Hub is planned for late August 2018.
The two-level building, with a mezzanine floor, will comprise an 800 square metre library and Council service centre and a 400 square metre community hub.
The new facility culminates 14 years of planning, including the purchase by Council in 2011 of the former Dunning Block on which the new building stands. It will provide a central link between the main street and the Talisman Drive commercial area.
Funding for the project has come from Lotteries ($350,000); Katikati Community Board ($566,000) and the balance from a Council loan.
Council has gained an additional $50,000 from the Lion Foundation for an operable wall within the hub building and the Community Board has pledged a further $30,000 for the hub kitchen joinery, sink and tapware and appliances.
Funding is still being sought for a second moveable wall and furniture for the community hub.
Events planned for the opening and the naming of the centre are yet to be finalised.