
E-scooter inquiry meeting hits red light
Most Adelaide City Councillors have declined to attend the special meeting called to discuss an independent inquiry into an allegedly tainted tender process for Adelaide CBD e-scooter permits.
Most Adelaide City Councillors have declined to attend the special meeting called to discuss an independent inquiry into an allegedly tainted tender process for Adelaide CBD e-scooter permits.
In an extraordinary move, Adelaide City councillors are moving to derail an inquiry into the allegedly tainted tender process for CBD e-scooter permits ordered by council CEO Mark Goldstone – and replace it with an investigation completely independent of council staff.
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