City of Launceston
Town Hall
Questions
Without Notice - Launceston Council Meeting 23 May 2016
I congratulate the Mayor in bringing Mayors of
surrounding councils in the northern area to a MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING to
support the proposed UTas move to Inveresk and Willis Street.
Questions on behalf of concerned citizens of
Launceston :
1. Will the Mayor and Aldermen now call on these
councils to
·
share the costs and
outgoings associated with this proposed move by UTas?
·
contribute to the
purchase of the subject land at Willis Street and the Old Velodrome area at
Inveresk (value $5.3M)?
·
reimburse Launceston
ratepayers the loss of $88,000/annum currently earned from car parking?
·
contribute to the cost
of the proposed footbridge over the North Esk River that is to unite the two
campuses ?
·
contribute to the cost
of the separation of stormwater and sewerage infrastructure in the Inveresk
area and the re-building/upgrading of the Ti-tree Bend Sewerage Treatment Plant
to full tertiary treatment standards ? (estimated cost $600M - $1B?).
·
contribute to the cost
of providing car parking for up to 12,000 students ? (cost unknown).
·
contribute to the cost
of preparing a Traffic Management Study of the area, and associated costs for
new/upgraded road infrastructure ? (cost unknown).
·
contribute to the cost
of potentially having to relocate the Royal Launceston Showground and
infrastructure ? (cost unknown).
And, furthermore:
2. Will Launceston City Council ensure that the costs
of all LCC staff time spent dealing with the UTas relocation be charged on at a
full-cost recovery basis? (cost unknown).
3. As the present Inveresk Car park is fully utilised
since the opening of the accommodation units, will council now need to relocate
the remainder of QVMAG to the Wellington St Site due to parking shortages for
visitors at Inveresk?
4. As LCC ratepayers bear the recurrent costs of
providing Regional Facilities losing around $8M annually, (Queen Victoria
Museum & Art Gallery, Aurora Stadium, Launceston Aquatic Centre, Remount
Road Tip, Princess Theatre, Albert Hall, Hoblers Bridge Rd Netball Centre, St
Leonards Athletics Centre), will these losses be passed on the surrounding
councils?
As LCC Mayor & Aldermen already support amalgamation
of council's in the Northern Region, and as all Mayors who have signed the MoU
are in harmony and apparently united:
5. Will LCC now call on Minister for Local Government,
Peter Gutwein to convene a meeting of these parties so as to achieve Municipal
Amalgamation by November 2017?
I thank you for receiving these important questions
and suggest that with the forthcoming Public Meeting on June 7 2016, there is
an ideal opportunity at the completion of the advertised Agenda, to put all of
these matters forward for discussion by the electors and residents of
Launceston.
Yours sincerely,
Basil Fitch.
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