Brisbane City Council Budget Meeting - 22 June 2023
3 years ago by Zagorath to c/brisbane
I suggest you set comment sorting to "new" for this, to see things in the order they happened.
Cr Johnston on her usual soapbox about stormwater drainage. She points out that just last year Cr Aderman asked for money for a memorial and he got it this year. But residents in her area have been waiting over a decade for stormwater upgrades, and still no funding.
Her amendment is voted down by the LNP and abstained from by Labor and Cr Massey.
Cr Johnston is the independent Councillor for Tennyson Ward. She used to be a member of the LNP, until she left the party rather acrimoniously about a decade ago. She's had a huge chip on her shoulder against the LNP ever since, and the feeling is mutual.
They'll vote down basically anything she brings, regardless of its merit.
Im glad she’s on the subject. Our area was flooded due to stormwater drainage backed up. I’m in her area and she’s great.
Cr Mackay says
Toowong's proximity to prestigious institutions like the University of Queensland, the Regatta, and the R.E., excellent public and active transport options, a wide range of local amenities, restaurants, etc. make it an ideal location for people seeking housing opportunities.
I'm not exactly sure I'd categorise the RE (N.B.: get with the times Cr Mackay, it's one syllable now!) as a "prestigious institution". A very valid statement otherwise.
Cr Atwood talking about the upcoming opening of the $20 million upgrade to Colmslie Beach Reserve, which includes a new submarine sized for kids to play inside. Today might not be the best time to be publicly talking about that...
New post up, for the second meeting of the day with its new YouTube link:
Cr Collier points out that pool refurbishment has been cut from $12.5 million to $3.6 million. She says that you would think that, given Council's policy of cutting the price of access to pools in order to encourage far more people to go to the pool, you would invest more in the pools, not less.
This part really shits me.
They didn't finish debate by 5 pm, so they just stop debate here and vote on everything else. They were partway through debating article 5, with no debate whatsoever on articles 6 through 8, as well as a big long list of things read out by the Lord Mayor at the very end, including giving the CEO of Council power to set or waive any charges based on "conditions of delegation".
In 8 years, BCC has reduced its carbon footprint by just 7%, says Cr Massey. She calls BCC's carbon-neutrality "a facade".
She points out that carbon offsets are often dodgy, and even if you use a trustworthy source, they still allow pollution to increase.
Some other discussions on carbon offsets:
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