|
|
Article: Anger over closure of visitor centre
- Article from:
- The Press
- Article date:
- September 13, 2007
CopyrightCopyright 2007 The Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
A fight is brewing over Department of Conservation (DOC) plans to
close the Glenorchy visitor centre because it is not selling enough
merchandise.
Protests from residents and business owners could all be in vain
because the department is adamant its decision will not be
overturned. The closure was flagged in a report in the mid-1990s, but
no final decision had been made public until now. Only last year most
Otago Conservation Board members had opposed the closure.
Otago conservator Jeff Connell confirmed to The Press that
Wakatipu area manager Greg Lind had made the decision to close the
centre.
It will not open this summer, while Queenstown's visitor centre
will be moved to larger ...