THE Nelson Mandela Bay council gave the go-ahead yesterday for the Mandela Bay Development Agency to start the process of finding a new stadium operator.
Current operator Access Management’s contract ends in June. The firm has managed the North End stadium since 2009.
At yesterday’s council meeting, held at the old Woolboard Exchange Building, acting city manager Johann Mettler sought councillors’ approval for the MBDA to conduct the public participation process to solicit views on the intention to get another stadium operator.
The city hopes to get an operator that will manage the stadium for longer than three years and transform the precinct into a national and international sports, leisure, events and tourism destination.
It wants an operator that can generate revenue for the city instead of relying on the municipality for funds, create jobs and make the stadium a catalyst for economic growth in the North End area and Bay region.
While the majority in the council praised Mettler for getting the process going four months before a new operator would start, COPE and the UDM felt it could be handled internally by municipal officials.
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