THREE QUESTIONS TO MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS FOR THEIR NEXT MEETING

Current Councillors LINK

QUESTION 1 

Will Council proactively review its “Nature Strip Policy” in order that it be a 21st C relevant policy and similarly a policy that is strategically better placed to address: 

• ... Diverse cultural landscaping imperatives relevant to the precincts in which diverse communities make their home and develop their homeplaces; and 

• ... The expression of diverse cultural realities in the municipality’s cultural landscaping; and

• ... Sustainable environmental concerns and issues in the context of Council’s ‘CLIMATE EMERGENCY POLICY’; and

• ...  Increasing canopy cover in the urban environment by 30% plus; and 

• ... The replacement of lost trees either on site or elsewhere via offset protocols; and 

• ... The role ‘nature strips’ can play in regard to carbon retention and sequestration; and 

• ... Meaningful community engagement in regard to community members profitably investing in diverse environmental strategies on nature strips and elsewhere in collaboration with Council? 

 QUESTION 2 

In accord with ‘best corporate practice’ will Councillors immediately cancel ALL “Delegated Authorities” in order that those actually required currently and in the short term can be assessed, reviewed and reinstated with others, if any, being assigned on a case-by-case basis over time and on a demonstrated and evidenced needs basis in accord with the Local Government Act and judicious policy determinations by all new Councillors?

QUESTION 3 

Against the background that Launceston’s CBD is clearly faltering and clearly failing to meet community expectations and aspirations will Council now proactively initiate a new and meaningful community engagement strategy towards meeting community expectations and hopes along with the various business communities’ needs and aspirations that is mindful of: 

• ... Council’s demonstrated predisposition to impose outcomes upon its constituency rather than in accord with evidence bases community needs and aspirations; and 

• ... Constituents’ various and diverse expectations relative to their investments in the city cum municipality; and 

• ... The history of extraordinary expenditures on project that have essentially not delivered on expectations; and The currently underwhelming social environment and outmoded cultural landscaping despite extraordinary budget allocation that have places heavy imposts upon City of Launceston constituents?

Ray Norman