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January 4 - 17, 2017
OCEAN GROVE’S NUMBER ONE NEWSPAPER
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Sealing charge THE City of Greater Geelong will declare a Special Charge Scheme to partially fund the sealing of 1.4km of roads around Baker Street in Ocean Grove. City Administrator Peter Dorling said the road sealing and drainage works were scheduled to start by mid-2017. Mr Dorling said 106 individual properties would benefit from the works, which include sealing all unsealed portions of roads at Field Street South, Baker Street, Osborne Street and Inskip Street, along with intersection safety improvements. He said The Esplanade, between Field Street South and Inskip Street, would also be sealed but would not be included as part of the scheme. Mr Dorling said the total cost of the project was estimated to be $1899,146, including a City contribution of $707,764, comprising $324,480 for underground drainage improvements; $173,040 to seal the Esplanade and $210,244 in recognition of benefits the scheme would provide to the wider community. He said under the scheme ratepayers would contribute $1,191,382 to the project, amounting to charges of between $1190 and $9521 for 106 individual properties, with property owners able to pay back the charges in instalments over a five-year period. “This project follows extensive consultation with residents, and will provide a number of benefits, including improved road and pedestrian safety and access to the foreshore areas, which are vitally necessary to a growing community,” he said.
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