Council Meeting 25 August
A summary of the second last meeting of the current council.
A summary of the second last meeting of the current council.
After being locked up for five days from Saturday 4 July, the residents of the four high-rise towers in Flemington have been in stage 3 restrictions since Thursday 9 July, like the rest of Melbourne.
There have been ongoing concerns and issues arising from the number of diagnosed cases and close contacts in the crowded buildings.
Back to covering MVCC meetings, although I’m just going to cover a few aspects of this meeting.
Why are parts of Moonee Valley in lockdown?
Residents and businesses in 3032 and 3042 in Moonee Valley have woken this morning to stay at home restrictions imposed until 19 July. Why – and what does this mean?
Despite declaring a tight budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moonee Valley Council is spending money rebranding its swimming pools and golf course to increase Council’s presence on signage and promotional material that has been dominated by contractors’ logos.
Moonee Valley Council made only minor changes to its draft budget when voting on the final budget for 2020/21 last night.
Moonee Valley Council will vote on its budget for the next 12 months this coming Tuesday. So what’s in this year’s budget and what priorities does it reflect?
In January, MTM relied on reports to argue Red was a safety risk. We now have those reports. What did they actually say?
Alison Dean has written about the role of trees in climate change. She writes that we need MVCC’s plans for an increased tree canopy to be transparent so we know how it’s going to work.