KELLY HODEL/STUFF
Inside the beauty spa Te Aroha Domain is the Te Aroha Mineral Spas - renowned for their healing properties since the 1800s. But District Mayor Ash Tanner didn’t forget about the proposal, announcing at the time council was still looking into ‘Plan B’. Tanner said the new three part project needs to support a commercial venture, where income covers costs. “The existing spa and hot pool business is successful but with only one treatment room it can’t meet demand,” Tanner said. “Over the years Te Aroha has lost a lot of big business and it’d be great to have a drawcard like this for the town.