CURIOUS DEVELOPMENT WITH LOTS OF QUESTIONS

QUESTION ON NOTICE TO CITY OF LAUNCESTON COUNCIL

Against the background of ‘Tasmania’s ‘Housing Crisis’ and Launceston tradespeople, businesspeople and Councillors from adjoining jurisdictions speculating upon a ‘housing development’ comprising something in the order of 2,000 housing sites and with the City of Launceston assisting the developers by designing road work etc. will Council please confirm: 

•   Whether or not such a ‘development site’ exists at all; and 

•    Whether or not the site, or any part of it, falls within the boundaries of the CoL municipality; and 

•    Whether or not the said ‘design work’ is being carried out by officers or others employed by CoL municipality; and 

•    Whether or not the cost, in whole or in part, of the said work is being born by CoL ratepayers and if so at what cost, for what reason and over what timeframe; and

•    Whether or not the cost of the said work is being contributed to by the developer and/or any other party and to what extent if they are; and

•    Whether or not the cost of the said work appears on CoL Financial Records anywhere that a ratepayer might easily access the information; and 

•   Whether or not the cost of the said work has been sanctioned by CoL Councillors, and if so when and in what context?