Only eight percent believed council should do nothing with the museum. In a report prepared by council s strategy and policy manager Rhiannon Suter she says the message is clear to get the museum sorted. “Many raised the impact on children of the museum being closed. Others are concerned that there is nowhere to take visitors. “A smaller number are concerned the solution is not fully scoped, and it is better to wait and get it right,” the report says. There was consensus in the submissions that people want the museum to remain at Queens Park, according to Suter’s report.
This may directly impact rates and ability of council to fund projects,” Sutter’s report says. It identified the level of uncertainty as “medium” and council will continue to monitor changes in the global markets. A recessionary period is expected for the first five years of the council’s 2021-2031 long-term plan. It potentially could lead to higher unemployment and lower GDP and the council is treating the forecasted recessionary period with “medium” certainty. The council’s planned response is that it will focus on efficiency savings and investment will only be made in services which can be serviced. Council will continue to review its priorities as the level of uncertainty reduces.