THE Connolly Residents Association and Joondalup Resort are hosting an information evening to discuss the proposed $100 million Joondalup performing arts centre.
The free event has been advertised as outlining concerns about the cost to City of Joondalup ratepayers over “the next 30-plus years”.
Beldon resident Nicky Dangar said the meeting was “to facilitate improved channels for the information to get to the people who need to make informed decisions”.
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READ NOWJoondalup Resort chief executive Wayne Carroll said he was happy to supply the venue and about 100 people so far had said they were attending.
“I don’t have a problem with building a performing arts centre but I think the scale is too big,” he said.
“Many years ago it was proposed at $30 million; it was small and just for performing arts.
“Now they are expanding in to all sorts of commercial activities and that does impose competition for us.
“We don’t have a theatre but they’re talking about targeting conferences and car launches, which we can do here.”
Mr Carroll, who is also a City of Joondalup ratepayer, said he was “not knocking” the performing arts centre because he still believed it was a great idea.
“We need more in the area,” he said.
“All major cities in the US have town halls; we need something.”
The information evening will be held from 7.15pm on Monday, May 8 in the Joondalup Resort’s Lakeview Ballroom.
RSVP at www.trybooking.com/267332 or info@connollywa.org.au.