A contentious upgrade of one of Norwood Parade’s busiest intersections is set to begin next week, with the State Government handing responsibility and $330,000 of taxpayer money to developers to oversee the project while the local council fights it in court.
UPDATED: A group of Norwood ratepayers, including a former State Government minister, are calling on the Norwood Payneham and St Peters Council to publicly reveal how much it has spent fighting the Government in the Supreme Court over a contentious Parade intersection upgrade.
A long-running dispute over a decision to ban right-hand turns at a busy Norwood Parade intersection could go before the Supreme Court, with opponents representing two of the retail strip’s biggest shopping centres threatening the Norwood Payneham & St Peters Council with legal action.
EXCLUSIVE: Norwood Payneham & St Peters councillors have rejected a push from their mayor to invite the Adelaide Football Club to build a new headquarters at the long-established Payneham Swimming Centre and a neighbouring reserve, and to keep the council discussion secret from the public.