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A motion to limit the city council’s weekly homage to Colonel William Light to one sentence was narrowly defeated last night, despite the fact that the dedication is already limited to one sentence.
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The Adelaide City Council kicked off its first meeting of the year last night with another first: an homage to Colonel William Light’s “vision”, to be repeated at every future meeting. Every week. Forever and ever. Amen.
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Adelaide City Council will formally acknowledge Colonel William Light’s “vision for Adelaide” at the start of every future meeting, despite complaints the current length of meetings was already ruining councillors’ dinner plans and sapping their “will to live”.
Parts of Colonel Light’s vision for Adelaide still make sense but other aspects of his legacy need to be dragged into the 21st century, writes architect Gerald Matthews.
