Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2026-04-16
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Pat Spicer
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 19:39; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 19:39
What the minutes record
Applicant Pat Spicer
Question 1
What was the total cost for site investigations for 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy and the ongoing consultations, plans and reports from companies including Murray and Associates, Covey and Associates, Environmental Advisors (contamination), North Coast Environmental Services, Holland Traffic Engineering, Austrac Traffic Count, Hydra Logic, Auspower that formed the Civil Works Package and Remediation Works Package up to work commencing on site on 4 September, 2025? (Please do not include any grants in this total figure).
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
To date approximately $375,000 has been spent on plans, reports, investigations noting the project is still live and yet to be completed.
Question 2
What was the total amount of grant funding received to offset the costs?
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Planning
$178,000 of that grant funded to offset these costs from the Federal Housing Support Program.
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Transcript of the recording
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19:39 Pat Spicer: My name is Pat Spicer. The background information. Site investigations started as early as 2019 on 62 Lake McDonald Drive, Cooroy. The budget allocation for site investigations was $500,000 in the 2023-24 budget. The budget allocations for delivery costs, remediation and civil works was $3.3 million in the 2024-25 budget. My question. What is the total cost for site investigations for 62 Lake McDonald Drive, Cooroy? And the ongoing consultations, plans and reports from companies including Murray & Associates, Covey & Associates, Environmental Advisors for the contamination, North Coast Environmental Services, Holland Traffic Engineering, Oztrap Traffic Count, Hydro-Line, etc. The Council formed the Civil Works Package and Remediation Works Package up to the work commencing on site on the 4th of September 2025.
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