PAPAMOA: Papamoa could become the testing ground for a pilot project to build an affordable housing village on land owned by the Tauranga City Council.
A knife-edge 6-5 vote yesterday saw the council agree that it could either lead or provide the land for the project.
The prospect of a village-style development taking place on an 8500sq m block in Opal Drive was raised by councillor Rick Curach…