Rainer has cced costs for f and p stove and extractor. We won't be at the meeting tonight but, like rainer, think it would be good to progress this. With the usual shutdown soon we will be still discussing this in January.

Main thing I guess is to be clear if we can afford it. apart from contingency we do have the offer of loans of about $25,000 specifically for the kitchen if we get stuck. My 'survey' about the idea of loans had responses from only half the units.

* Current price from SH $43k approx. plus installation plus delivery above their allowance * Rainer's price about $6k (incl or excl of gst???) for domestic range and suitable extractor. Excluding installation etc * Maybe some variation if the range means changes to bench * A container of benches came in early November tho we have no idea what is left or when the next container will come * SH did ask a local supplier for prices to make the benches, local price was about $3k more than imports * Have asked SH to find out about difference in price for wooden benchtops for island and servery. Yet to hear * Have asked SH for price of domestic range, bench changes etc. Yet to hear. * The group seems keen to buy new, custom design if possible. Few options for second hand and would be wrong sizes etc.

NB SH still adamant we should avoid wooden benches at all costs. Reasons: wear (they won't wear well if we turn from oven and dump pots on the top, they need oiling regularly, allergies and cultural food restrictions.

Recommendations:

* We put this to a 'vote' and decide if we can move on. * Decide exactly what we want. How? SH plan/quote based on layout from a few years back. From dropbox. * If we can afford it we finalise the domestic cooker/bench sizes/benchtops. Then to BCG to order? * We would need to be able to be certain we could pay at least a deposit.

Regds roz