Recently Armidale Regional Council (ARC) General Manager James Roncon stated that he wants to “get the rail trail back on track.” In light of this, there are a number of important questions that need to be asked of the General Manager: Expenditure of Ratepayers’ Funds How much ratepayers’ money has been spent to date on […]
Armidale Regional Council
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QW: Roncon should go now
I know it wasn’t in your paper but I don’t think the Express would run this letter if I sent it: but how off the charts delusional was that puff piece about Armidale Regional Council GM James Roncon? The relationship between town and council is as toxic as ever, staff seem to be even more […]
Posted inEditorial
On psychosocial risk and politics
EDITORIAL: We’ve had to change the way we cover councils because it has become too toxic, so we’re joining the call for more funding for councils.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Make The Mall viable again! Council has no problem with ‘inner city housing’.
With towns as popular as Katoomba feeling the pinch due to online shopping, they too have to cope with vacant shops in their Main Street. We have a similar problem.
Posted inRegional, Social
Is the tourism dollar the holy grail?
Much is made by all Councils and State Governments of the benefits of tourists. The Tourism Dollar seems to be the ‘holy grail’…but why?
Posted inRegional
Armidale vs the city
Gayle Davies is relocating back to Armidale and says the rates are more than double what she paid in North Sydney, and this is not ok.
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Thumbs up to those who take the time
Siri Gamage, Armidale | Thumbs up to residents in Armidale Regional Council area who have taken time to read documents about the Special Rate Variation(SRV) proposal. They are very complex, detailed and you may have felt that there is an information overload. One aspect I looked at carefully is the section on Connectivity which is […]
Posted inRegional
Some questions for ARC on the proposed 50% SRV
Siri Gamage from the Northern Railway Defenders Forum asks questions about the inclusion of constructing the Rail Trail in the revised plans of Armidale Regional Council currently open to consultation.