Council house to be demolished

Alice Ransom House in Ettalong will be demolished due to its poor condition.

Ettalong Beach Tourist Park will be offered a lease of the land upon which the council facility stands together with the adjacent land previously occupied by the Ettalong Progress Hall, which was destroyed by fire earlier this year.

A council staff report stated that the land could be used by the park to provide additional permanent housing sites within the park.

This would allow the rearrangement of facilities and provide space for the park to provide new community buildings.

The report also stated that the lessee of the park intended to reconfigure the park and make community facilities available to the general community through a booking system.

A building assessment undertaken by Council staff found that the Alice Ransom House should be demolished as it was "in very poor condition, with a high criticality, and a number of components with a high potential to fail".

The building is currently occupied by Break Thru People Solutions as a facility to provide youth training.

Council resolved that the occupancy agreement be terminated on June 30, 2013.

Break Thru is currently seeking alternative accommodation for its service and, according to the report, would vacate the building when a suitable alternative was found.

Gosford Council Agenda COM.21, 4 Oct 2011

Email, 4 Oct 2011 Peter Wilson, Gosford Council Media