Tauranga Domain's croquet, bowls, lawn tennis and the kids' playground are all under threat so quite rightly should be mortified and incensed with Commissioners latest $170 million concrete jungle proposal!

We already have a stadium, it is called Baypark, acquired via ex-mayor Stuart Crosby and ex-CEO town in 2007 from Bob Clarkson for $12 million to continue using as a concert venue/speedway track and rugby ground, having already hosted NPC and Ranfurly Shield games there – capacity is 20,000 seats, 3500 carparks and 135 toilets. Mind you the idiot brigade in 2011 then erected the massive Trustpower Arena Events Centre nextdoor when it should have been at Greerton Reserve.

For a maximum of only five NPC rugby games each, with crowds of less than 5000 a year, Tauranga Domain is good – but east end of the grandstand could be extended. Rejig seating and use temporary stands as they do currently on Cameron Rd side. Tauranga already has excellent hockey, athletic, cricket elite gym and soccer facilities available.

All stadiums worldwide lose money, are insolvent with horrific annual OPEX – short for Ongoing operating expenditure costs.

Want evidence? Just check out WACA sports stadium in Perth, the Melbourne Cricket Ground – known to many as MCG and the Sydney Cricket Grounds – Aussie cricket grounds with zero crowds.

Clearly the Commissioners have no idea about sport, no financial nous and in two years have not even addressed the city's essential infrastructure, which was the invalid reason given for Commissioners' appointment.

The Commissioners' brief was to put things right – not to create the fiscal and practical mayhem that currently abounds on our streets.

Rob Paterson, Ohauiti.

Tauranga City Council Chair Anne Tolley responds:

The proposal to construct a boutique stadium at Tauranga Domain is currently going through a business case process. Tauranga City Council is one of the organisations involved in that process, which is being led by Priority One. The study will consider the financial feasibility of any potential stadium development.

If that proposal does proceed, alternative locations and facilities would be provided for any organisations which were directly impacted. It would also be the subject of a full community consultation process, so that everyone could have their say on whether they think the proposal has merit.

Baypark Stadium is not used for rugby matches because, as we understand it, the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union does not consider it to be a suitable venue. The only significant events it currently hosts are Speedway meetings.

The Commission has adopted a long-term plan, which includes an array of much-needed community amenity investments, many of which are projects which arguably should have been undertaken years ago. Some projects are already underway and others will follow, as planning and budgetary processes allow.