By ANTHONY RADFORD
FORMER City of Greater Bendigo mayor Kevin Gibbins has called for the Nolan Street tram stop works to be put on hold.
The plan, revealed last week, is to build a raised tram stop in the middle of the street.
The $187,000 project, which also includes the construction of a pedestrian crossing, is funded mostly by VicRoads, with the State Government contributing $25,000 and the council less than $5000.
Senior council staff told the Bendigo Weekly this week the project was in the past two budgets, however it is not listed in either document.
Other senior staff, and some councillors, told the Weekly they didn’t know anything about the project and were shocked to see it revealed last week.
Cr Gibbins said the entire council had not been told and he was furious.
“To do a project like this and not have the courtesy to tell councillors what it is all about is bloody insulting,” he said.
“This is costing the ratepayers and taxpayers money and we haven’t even been told about it.
“We are supposed to be running the council and someone is running around doing these sorts of things.”
Cr Gibbins spoke to mayor Rod Campbell about ...
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Shane Butcher from Bibra Lake
on 08/03/2010 at 10:36 AM
I for one, am completely bemused by Cr Gibbons comments. How on earth, if council are only contributing less than $5,000 to this project, can it be considered a waste of rate payer funds? Council are obviously not interested in furthering the furture of Bendigo Tramways if you go by Cr Gibbons comments. I'm hoping that not all the council share these views and if they do, then I believe the trams and possibly other future icon projects (ie: Fortuna) may b
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