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About bloody time
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Would be pleased about this under any other state governement in history other than maybe Bannon. Quite frankly I don't trust Rannbo or his cronies as far as I can throw them.
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Why would you not trust him on basically getting rid of the Adelaide Council. It now means that a counsellor who was elected by 500 people will now be replaced with someone with expertise and thinking not just for a select few but for whats best for the state.
Na the le cornu site is different – that is a man trying to change the rules so he could make money. The land would never have been as cheap in the first place had others been able to bully the council into changing its rules.
I’m all for development in the City but it is not required in North Adelaide especially when its just profit gouging.
I dont mind someone making a quick buck if they add something to the area. That design is awesome they have come up with. And at only 4 storeys I could not believe it got rejected.
totally agree, I was stoked to hear about this.
About bloody time something like this happened in Adelaide, maybe some major developments can get the go ahead. And those council members who are stuck in the 1950’s can deal with it.
Rann, Conlon, Foley and Atkinson thinking about what's best for the state as opposed to what's best for their own egos. Just don't see it happening in this life time.
The last thing populists gone mad need is more unchecked power.
Again, in 95% of governments I think this would have been a good move, just not with the one we're stuck with for the forseeable future.
All proposals are going to go before a development board. I don't see how that is unchecked power.
SA isnt that corrupt.
At the moment the council only thinks for itself, but has approved many developments. I dont see how developers are really going to benefeit that much out of this deceision as only a select few proposals have ever been rejected.
Yes it is and it goes all the way to the top. Hence why we're not getting an ICAC.
And it's not corruption as much as political patronage and philosophy which I was alluding to. A development board filled with either Liberal or Labor hacks is generally not going to be too boisterus if showing any opposition to a development proposed by the Liberal or Labor government.
Hence we'll get lovely Grand Stands, Tram Tracks etc. for purely populistic political considerations as opposed to what's good for our long term future.
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Did I see people dancing in King William St when they announced this. This is fantastic news.
Great move by the government. Now let there be progress in Adelaide. How about a 80-story tower replacing Adelaide Town Hall called the Moran-Daly tower
Great move by the government. Now let there be progress in Adelaide. How about a 80-story tower replacing Adelaide Town Hall called the Moran-Daly tower
It is...........
It will also serve nicely after our next victory, though we may have to keepit alive for awhile
Back to the topic though, no surprise that the liberals suggested this awhile ago as seems to be the case with everything that doesn't involve trams these days. 2010 needs to roll around already
Back to the topic though, no surprise that the liberals suggested this awhile ago as seems to be the case with everything that doesn't involve trams these days. 2010 needs to roll around already
Adelaide city council wasnt doing what was best for our future. Most of the council members were elected on the basis they would protect heritage, and be as strict as possible on new developments (as the residents dont want shadows etc). They were also elected on the basis of fighting the grand stand.
Atleast now we have a state body looking after developments in OUR cbd.
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The Council is hardly a representative body anyway, low turnout means that they're inevitably dominated by vocal minority groups, generally based around extreme environmental or heritage ideals which are then inflicted on the infinitely more reasonable but generally apathetic majority.