Council is suggesting the $1.4M put aside to buy Davistown wetlands be moved on to another new fund - a Central Coast Conservation Fund. The new fund would aim to achieve environmental benefits for the community across a broader geographic range within the Central Coast. It follows on from Council-under-administration deciding in April last year to give up on trying to buy … [Read more...] about Re-allocate wetlands money, says council staff
Council Meetings
Dear Santa – council’s christmas wish list
Council has put together a list of projects it would like money for. Council is calling it a Key Enabling Projects Prospectus - or perhaps a catchy title might be Council's Christmas wish list. Council is asking for: ..# $325m to get Gosford waterfront revitalised (and that’s after another $8.5M to see if it's feasible). State Labor has already promised to provide the $8.5M if … [Read more...] about Dear Santa – council’s christmas wish list
November 22
A big agenda for the November 22 meeting. It includes the draft Greater Warnervale Structure Plan and another 20 reports. As usual, journalist Merilyn Vale will attend the meeting and post updates on facebook as the Administrator Rik Hart makes his decisions. … [Read more...] about November 22
31 deadlines met, five missed
Central Coast Council failed to meet five legislative deadlines in the last quarter of the 2021-22 financial year. In one case, Council didn't know if it had met a deadline. In another, it failed to conduct a yearly review - since 2019. Council has a biannual reporting obligation to the Office of Local Government about grants from the Implementation Fund and Stronger … [Read more...] about 31 deadlines met, five missed
Less debt than at merger: $$$ crisis over
Council now has less debt than it had when the former Wyong and Gosford councils were amalgamated in 2016. Administrator Rik Hart made the statement at the October 31 extraordinary meeting which started at 4.30pm and finished at 4.43pm. The monthly financial statements were adopted as was the new glossy 19 page performance report for water and sewerage. Monthly … [Read more...] about Less debt than at merger: $$$ crisis over
