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State Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has called on the Adelaide City Council to rescind its “abhorrent and deplorable” decision to commission a legal review of the Hutt Street Centre, pledging to explore “all parliamentary options for intervention” if it fails to listen.
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Adelaide City Council will commission an independent legal review of the Hutt Street Centre’s compliance with planning law following a push by the Deputy Lord Mayor, despite opposing councillors describing the move as “sickening” and akin to “dog-whistle politics”.
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Adelaide’s Deputy Lord Mayor has disagreed with council staff who oppose his push for an independent legal review of the council’s decision to approve a controversial upgrade of the Hutt Street Centre.
Adelaide City Council’s Deputy Lord Mayor has called for independent legal review of the council’s decision to approve a controversial $2.2 million upgrade of the Hutt Street Centre, following claims the development could contravene land use regulations.
The Hutt Street Centre has hit out at “vile allegations” that it is the cause of criminal and anti-social behaviour in the area, after winning approval for a $2 million upgrade despite “a very small group of very vocal people” campaigning to block it.
The Hutt Street Centre has rejected “misconceived” allegations that it is the cause of anti-social and unlawful behaviour in the city’s southeast, ahead of a council decision on whether to allow a $2.2 million upgrade of its premises.
Adelaide City Council is considering calling on the state and federal governments to fund upgrades of Melbourne, O’Connell and Hutt streets to avoid having to dip into its own pockets in the wake of COVID-19.
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