No city councillor attended the second of three working group meetings on the contentious situation in Hutt Street. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

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City councillors skipped Hutt St meeting

No city councillor turned up to the second of three meetings that were meant to help fix problems on Hutt Street – because they were at a meeting about the old Le Cornu site instead, InDaily can reveal.

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Hutt St security guard sent away after reporting one incident in two months

The owner of the café opposite the Hutt Street Centre says she is considering legal action after the presence of an Adelaide City Council security guard, whom she requested, coincided with a severe decline in her business.

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Councillors may face grilling over Hutt St comments

Greens MLC Tammy Franks says she would compel Adelaide city councillors to explain their claims about increasing violence on Hutt Street, using the powers of a parliamentary committee she hopes to set up next month.

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"Vested interests" hijacking Hutt St debate: MP

A newly-elected SA Best MP says public debate over the city’s Hutt Street precinct has been hijacked by “NIMBYs and vested interests”, and accuses the Adelaide City Council of wasting ratepayers’ money with “sledgehammer” policy solutions.

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Police battle “fear of crime” on Hutt Street - as much as actual crime

SA Police says it is deploying extra resources to combat “fear of crime” in the Hutt Street precinct as much as the rate of actual crime, which remains stable despite claims of escalating violence.