The Ordinary General Meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council will be held on July 8.
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The meeting will be broadcast to the community through live streaming on council's Facebook page and will begin at 3.30pm.
Residents are encouraged to watch the live stream on Council's Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/WingecarribeeShireCouncil.
Several items will be discussed in council.
Community Garden, Robertson
Councillors will consider a report for a community garden on Meryla Street, Robertson.
It is recommended that the report goes on public exhibition for 28 days and enter a give year licence agreement with the Robertson Community Garden.
Robertson Community Garden Incorporated (Robertson Community Garden) is a not-for-profit organisation managed by a group of community members with the support of gardeners, farmers and locals.
Robertson Community Garden proposes to establish a community garden on the land with the mission of establishing a place for all people to come together to grow and harvest food, foster learning, build connections and to cultivate inclusion and friendship.
Adoption of 2020/2021 Operational Plan and Budget
Councillors will receive a report on the outcomes of the public exhibition of the Wingecarribee Shire Council 2020/2021 Operational Plan and Budget.
A total of 75 submissions on the draft 2020/21 Operational Plan and Budget were received during the exhibition period.
The submissions received addressed a range of issues and five prominent themes emerged which related to a multi-purpose indoor sporting facility adjacent to Lackey Park in Moss Vale, feedback on council's response to climate change, requests that funding be allocated towards the repair and upgrade of the netball facilities at Eridge Park, Bowral and support for the capital replacement and relocation of the Wingecarribee Animal Shelter.
Questions with Notice
There will be several questions with notice at the Wingecarribee Shire Council meeting in relation to:
- Pin Oaks at the northern entrance to Bowral
- The Venture Playground Park at David Wood Fields
- Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements
- Parking at Mittagong to replace 70 Bowral Station Street contingency spaces
Notices of Motion
Several notices of motion will be put forth at the meeting, including:
- Councillors Grahame McLaughlin, Ian Scandrett and Larry Whipper have put a notice of rescission to refuse a subdivision at Retford Park that was approved at the June 24 council meeting.
- Councillor Garry Turland has given notice that it is his intention to move a motion for Wingecarribee Shire Council to prepare a report on the fire that occurred at the Rescource Recovery Centre on January 4 2020.
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