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A majority of Adelaide City councillors have said they will vote to support the axing of 11 century-old trees along North Terrace as part of Lot 14 development landscaping, with Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor describing her own support as her “hardest decision this council term”.
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Veteran Adelaide City Councillor Anne Moran says she will not be returning to the chamber in the foreseeable future after walking out of a heated council meeting last night.
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Five months after knocking back a plea to declare a “climate emergency”, Adelaide City Council has now endorsed a view that climate change is a “national emergency” that poses a serious risk to city ratepayers.
Renew Adelaide delivered $3.90 worth of local wages and business profits for every $1 that taxpayers spent on its operations over 12 months, according to a cost-benefit analysis released today.
Eleven century-old trees at risk of being chopped down as part of the Lot Fourteen development are no closer to being saved, with the Adelaide City Council claiming it needs to delay reaching a decision because it hasn’t been properly consulted by the State Government.
An Adelaide City councillor has called on the council to reveal what it spends on dinners and civic receptions, claiming the bill for “oysters and champagne” could be costing ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
