Expressions of interest are now being sought for the purchase of council land and buildings on the corner of Lake Terrace and Rifle Range Road.
Chief executive Gareth Green said the decision to sell the land and buildings was made earlier this year.
“This followed public consultation around where best to put a new council building.
“We asked respondents to tell us whether they supported building on the old building site on Lake Terrace.
“It was a resounding no, with 83 per cent of respondents requesting to move the building away from the site.
“The public told us that this was a premium, valuable site that could be much better utilised,” he said.
Expressions of interest for the site are being sought over the next four weeks with an information pack available from Flash Sandham fsandham@taupo.govt.nz