residential street · 1 meeting
Wilberforce Street, Mount Hawthorn
Mentions
- Subject of a 25-signature petition seeking a cul-de-sac treatment at its western end.
- Residents raised concerns about traffic speeds, pedestrian safety, parking conflicts, visibility at Oxford Street and the street’s residential character.
- Any future outcome could affect public parking supply, development of the site and access to nearby businesses and services.
- The issue concerns accountability for public funds and the treatment of council-owned technology.
- A report will be prepared on proposed traffic and pedestrian-safety changes at the western end of Wilberforce Street.
Decisions
Wilberforce Street petition received
Council received a petition signed by 25 Mount Hawthorn residents seeking closure of the western end of Wilberforce Street and conversion to a cul-de-sac. A report is to be prepared.
Residents raised concerns about traffic speeds, pedestrian safety, parking conflicts, visibility at Oxford Street and the street’s residential character.
Expressions of interest for Lot 3, Scarborough Beach Road
Council considered proposed Expressions of Interest No. 179 for Lot 3, Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn. The process does not commit Council to selling, leasing or redeveloping the land, and submissions are to return to Council for consideration. The recommendation was amended to address continued public parking in any future development; the extracted record does not clearly state the final substantive resolution.
Any future outcome could affect public parking supply, development of the site and access to nearby businesses and services.
Topics
Council member ICT allowances
Questions challenged how ICT allowances are justified, whether unused amounts are repaid and why equipment is transferred to departing council members. The comments may be considered before the allowance policy is adopted following consultation.
The issue concerns accountability for public funds and the treatment of council-owned technology.