A decision “for the greater good of the community” means the council will press on with compulsory land acquisitions for a long-awaited transport upgrade.
The changes came after Walker Corporation signed a deal with the council late last year to take over as developer of the majority of the remaining 43ha site still to be built, in a deal which was touted to trigger $2.5 billion worth of investment in the new CBD. DRONE: New development of Maroochydore CBD. Councillors were told on Thursday the new group would assume the majority of oversight functions, but wouldn t diminish the council s strategic role. Division 9 councillor Maria Suarez moved to confirm whether or not the new agreement allowed for delegates to stand in place of the mayor or CEO, should they be unavailable for any meetings.
Artist s impressions of Sekisui House s hotel and residential development at Yaroomba. Â A hearing is due to take place next month.
Development Watch Lyn Saxton earlier this month lamented the fact the revelations hadn t come out after the initial council approval, as they could ve launched a judicial review and sidestepped the costly process. She said she expected any issues raised with council processes would have to be dealt with separately, not as part of the ongoing legal case.
The revelations:
Within the thousands of pages released was an email trail which revealed council planning assessment officers had been preparing to recommend refusal of the billion-dollar development just weeks before it was eventually recommended for, and granted approval by councillors in June, 2018.
Mayor Mark Jamieson was also absent, having not returned after the lunch break, to attend other commitments for the afternoon.
Division 4 councillor Joe Natoli said the extension would not be unreasonable, as the operators had gone through a significant period without income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He said it would also give the council time to scope up improvements to the facility and the new lease expiry date would now align with the end of the current Caloundra Aquatic Centre lease.
The facilities will go to market for new tenants at the end of the lease period.
Councillors unanimously voted to support the officer recommendations to extend the current Cotton Tree Aquatic Centre lease by 10 months at Thursday’s ordinary meeting in Caloundra.