The planned high-profile leisure destination at Kilvey Hill could need money from Swansea Council to make the project profitable quicker, a council meeting was told. New Zealand-based company Skyline Enterprises wants to build a gondola ride from the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks area to the top of Kilvey Hill, St Thomas, where there would be luge runs, a zipline, sky swing, biking and walking trails and food and drink outlets.
The company has now asked for the council's help in meeting the build costs of the £40 million attraction. The Welsh Government announced last weekend that it would invest £4 million in the project, with conditions, and said the council was in advanced discussions about a funding proposal of its own.
Speaking at a scrutiny panel meeting, Cllr Peter Black said it was his understanding - based on an update held in closed session - that Skyline was a private sector project with the possibility of a Welsh Government contribution. "And now it looks as if we are going to put our hands in our pockets," he said.
