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?!!
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?
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 [...]