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Redland City rates up to fund record projects

29 Jun, 2009 05:22 PM
THE $285 million Redland City Council budget has seen combined rates increase by 7.92 per cent and a record $75 million capital works program.

Handing down the budget on Friday, Mayor Melva Hobson said the council had recognised the need to keep pace with growing community needs.

She said the capital works program would deliver hundreds of projects, which would have major flow-on effects for the community, including job creation.

Aimed at stimulating the local economy, the cornerstone of the capital works program is a $10.7million widening of Quarry-Rickertt Road in Birkdale and Thorneside.

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The cornerstone of the capital works program is a $10.7million widening of Quarry-Rickertt Road in Birkdale and Thorneside. You forgot to mention the dramatic increase in cost for this project and ask how much of this job creation project will need to be borrowed. Melva this is not the public service. In these times RCC should aim to get smaller not expand.
Posted by Percy, 29/06/2009 7:36:43 PM
percy, you obviously aren't an economist...you must be living under a rock...heard the word 'stimulus' lately ? governments world wide are doing it, I like to do it myself...
Posted by Groovy Granma, 30/06/2009 7:02:03 PM
Groovy Granma I hear ya girlfriend. But in this case the cost of the project has risen from $6m to wait for it $11m. Its going to be the golden mile in the Redlands. The good thing... is that you and I and all other ratepayers get to fund the additional $5m.
Posted by Percy, 1/07/2009 1:50:09 PM
Last time I looked neither is our mayor. I think she ran a bed and breakfast.

And just because everyone else is doing it doesn't make it right.

Wait and see in the long run if it helps or not. As a business owner of a manufacturing factory I can tell you this council have done us no favours, neither has the state govt and the federal govt - well they have made it harder to sack the deadwood.

Groovy Granma are you an economist???

Posted by jumpy, 2/07/2009 3:08:14 PM

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