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Industry critics say community amenity contributions, negotiated with developers to pay for things like daycares and parks, are adding to the already high cost of housing.
The new estate is part of council's grand plan to build on the region's housing options.
Plans by the NSW Government to take funds generated through new developments in local communities out of the hands of councils and into a centralised...
Kevin Taylor, who had attended a meeting organised by Henson and traffic engineer Duncan Campbell to discuss changes to the central business district under the Taupō Town Centre Transformation (TTCT), said “to characterise my korero as defensive, means I am damned if I do, damned if I don’t.” The pair have been questioning the rationale in treating a number of intersections in the TTCT plans with traffic lights rather than roundabouts – which they say were signalled in earlier council plans. A council spokesperson has said designs are yet to be finalised though confirmed there are...
Date Time Council in Strong Position with Almost $235m in Bank Council’s investments help pay for major capital projects such as the completed $250m Sewerage Strategy Coffs Harbour City Council’s Bank Balances and Investments totalled $234,918,345 at 31 March 2021 – an increase of $8,220,321 on the same time last year. “Despite the global economic impact of COVID-19 and record low interest rates, the investment strategy that we are pursuing continues to provide good returns on the funds we have available to support major capital projects for the community,” said Andrew Beswick, Coun...