Archive for July, 2008

 

Snow on Roland

July 17th, 2008

It was hard to miss the snow on Roland last week. Don’t we live in a great place?
We have enjoyed plenty of snow fights up behind Mt Roland in these conditions.
The mountain draws people to it. It is stunning. Who says it is a poor cousin to Cradle Mountain?!!

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Back Road Bridge Wilmot

July 17th, 2008

We had to do emergency work on the bridge recently due to forestry harvesting in the area. The bridge was replaced with a concrete structure. Cost $37,000. It is a small bridge but the cost was still significant. Did you know we have over 100 bridges in Kentish?

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Rates up 8%

July 17th, 2008

A rate rise is never popular. Well they have headed north by 8%. We are realistically looking at a 5% increase in costs plus the streetscapes and projects makes this figure pretty realistic.
The budget process was a real eye opener. Many meetings starting initially with a $800,000 deficit. A lot of work went into knocking [...]

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