page_title: Odderøya
section_title: Voluntary work and local conservation debate
hierarchical_section_title: Odderøya / Voluntary work and local conservation debate
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Vaktmannsboligen, Odderøya English: The watchmans residence, Søndre batteri, Odderøya. The location of the Sunday Cafè
context_page_description: Odderøya is an island and neighborhoods in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 0.7-square-kilometre island lies immediately to the south of the city centre of Kristiansand and it is connected to the mainland by four bridges. The island creates a natural division between the eastern and western parts of the port of Kristiansand.
  Gravanekanalen canal separates Odderøya from the city center and the fish wharf. Prior to 1993, the island was owned by the Norwegian government and it was used as a naval base and training grounds, but since that time, the municipality of Kristiansand has taken over and is now using it for recreational purposes. The island is mostly undeveloped, but the town development plan does include an area on the island for up to 500 homes.
context_section_description: After the island was abandoned as a military area, it has to some extent been a local debate about the use of the island in the future.  There has been general agreement that the island's main older cultural heritage must be preserved. However, there has been a vigorous debate about the construction of roads, apartment buildings and commercial buildings, especially on the western side of the island.  The city council has debated how many of the buildings from the former fort should be preserved, as well as what can be demolished and replaced with more modern and beneficial buildings.  There are plans to refurbish, restore, and reopen the bunker underneath the gun emplacements containing the former command post on top of the island as a museum.
  Many of the citizens have become involved in voluntary conservation work.  Odderøyas Venner is a voluntary association which organizes volunteer work and operates the cafè at the former watchman's residence on the southern tip of the island, offering refreshments on Sundays all year long from 11 am until 4 pm. In a former gunpowder house next to the cafe, there is a small museum exhibit illustrating the naval battle of Kristiansand on 9 April 1940.
caption: The former watchman's residence.
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