A TUG of war for highly sought after land is about to start between Lake Albert community groups, with each pushing for their plans for Crown land to be picked.
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The Wagga Boat Club is proposing that the council turn Bosley Park into a primitive campground, whereas the Wagga Country Club is looking to expand its golfing operations to one day create a junior golf academy.
The city's councillors will vote on Monday night as to whether its draft Lake Albert Plan of Management will be referred to the state's planning department before being released to the community for feedback.
Wagga Boat Club commodore Mick Henderson said a campground provides economic and tourism opportunities for the entire community, not just one user group.
"It will help inject out of town money into the clubs, especially if we don't have the water levels required to hold events in the lake. It definitely will be a good financial boost," he said.
Concerns have been previously raised by residents about campers overstaying their welcome, however, Mr Henderson said they are willing to work with the council to ensure people move on.
"We, as a club, will help monitor that with the council to make sure they move on ... and help them manage it because it's going to assist the club," he said.
Wagga Country Club secretary manager John Turner said their plan was only an expression of interest at this point in time. He said the club will wait and see what the council decides before further comments are made.
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In the council's draft plan, it stated the golf club is "currently land locked" and the Crown land could be a possible location to expand its operations to include a driving range, a practice putting green and a chipping area.
"The Wagga Country Club believes that with a quality golf course and the availability of appropriate standard practice facilities this expansion would strengthen their opportunity to create a NSW Junior Golfing Academy," the report stated.
Lake Albert resident Robert Lazzarini said his preference is for the golf club's suggestion as it would be easier to manage.
"I have no problem if the campground was properly run and supervised ... but at the same time the golf club does have a reputation of keeping their grounds in immaculate condition," he said. "It takes the variables out of it and we know it would be like spic-and-span."
Fiona Durman, on the other hand, said the campground suggestion would be a great use of a beautiful spot for all visitors to enjoy.
"It would need to be obviously environmentally-friendly and low-impact, but I think a campground would be beautiful," she said.