Notes on Adelaide
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, the city council gets a bit sloppy with protecting confidentiality, the State Government embraces a ‘lite’ version of Weatherill-era “new democracy” and a spat emerges over the state of the Premier’s office equipment.
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A city councillor who previously absented herself from debate because she believed she had a conflict of interest over the old Le Cornu site has revealed that she initiated the talks that led to its sale.
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City councillors have acknowledged that getting something built on the old Le Cornu site will involve significant risks – whether the council develops the project itself, sells it under strict conditions or something in between.
Adelaide city councillors are in a bitter dispute over the height of a future development on the old Le Cornu site.
The Adelaide City Council’s $20,000 investigation into an exclusive InDaily story about the value of the old Le Cornu site has failed to uncover how the confidential information was leaked, or who leaked it.
The Adelaide City Council has spent nearly $50,000 on investigations into its own conduct in recent months, including $20,000 on a hunt for InDaily’s sources within Town Hall.
A proposal to slug owners of vacant land with higher council rates in the wake of the former Le Cornu site debacle has failed to gain the widespread support of Adelaide City councillors.
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