Havelock North resident and designer Andy Coltart is calling on people to "get off their butts" and stump up for the remaining $40,000 needed to meet a $150,000 community contribution to the Havelock North Village Green re-development.
The Hastings District Council had already committed $1.5 million to the initiative, but called on residents to raise $150,000 towards an extra $300,000 to include the restoration and relocation of the near 80-year-old cricket pavilion as part of the revamp.
The building was moved on August 31 to the Te Mata Rd side of the park.
Lobbying to move and renovate the pavilion was led by Mr Coltart, who this week said he was disappointed that the wider community was not getting behind the project. To date $110,000 had been raised, mostly from the founding families of the village environs.
"I'm irritated that other residents are not seeing it as a massive facility going forward and helping fund the rest.