A STREET fair or night market at ratepayers’ expense could be hosted to “encourage shoppers back to Young St” after a $13 million refurbishment of the area. Frankston deputy mayor Cr Steve Toms won the backing of most councillors at the 25 September public council meeting to investigate using a $50,000 Trader’s Assistance Package previously agreed by council to fund an event in Young St. Council previously invited traders who could prove they have suffered a 30 per cent drop in trade during construction works to apply for a ratepayer-funded $750 payment despite the Young St works being a state…
Author: Neil Walker
AN APPEAL to clamp down on unsocial comments on social media sites such as Facebook will be sent to federal Attorney-General George Brandis by Frankston Council. Councillors at the 25 September public council meeting voted to write to the federal Coalition government minister to urge “greater controls” be put in place around “statements made through Facebook and social media” since “there is currently limited or little accountability or penalty to the writer”. The push to urge the federal government to clamp down on social media “cowardly attacks” by people “under false or assumed identities” is being led by Cr Glenn…
HOW much does it cost to not build a bridge? About $54,000, if the bridge is not built over Kananook Creek. That’s how much money Frankston Council spent on bridge designs and legal advice before deciding not to replace a bridge at Beckwith Grove in Seaford. Councillors in the previous four-year council term initially decided not to rebuild the bridge, demolished in early 2016 amid safety concerns, then bowed to pressure from nearby residents who wanted the Beckwith Grove bridge built to push ahead with the reinstatement of the bridge. Councillors at the 25 September public council meeting unanimously voted…
A PROTRACTED discussion, dubbed “the dunny debate”, about demolishing a public toilet building in Mentone has failed to flush out a decision at Kingston Council. Councillors at the 25 September public council meeting decided to defer a vote for the fourth time on heeding council officers’ advice to tear down a public loo, erected in 1985, at Mentone’s Granary Lane. A council officers’ report tabled at the meeting recommended a new Mettros unit toilet be installed in the old building’s place but some councillors argued mosaic artwork on the existing building’s outer walls should be saved. Cr Rosemary West said…
PROTECTING the environment around the planned Mordialloc Bypass and ensuring nearby residents are not impacted should be top priorities when building the new road, according to Kingston Council. Councillors at the latest public council meeting on 25 September voted to “work collaboratively” with VicRoads to ensure wetlands, including the Seaford-Edithvale Wetlands, and public open space including Braeside Park is protected. “I think if it’s done properly we can minimise any impacts on the community, particularly by ensuring acoustic wall treatments and maintain and enhance access into Dingley Village,” Cr Steve Staikos said at the meeting. The Labor state government announced…