Council has responded to requests from the Hastings Street Association to provide additional street maintenance services in the tourist strip with the understanding the increased service will be funded by a special levy.
Council will spend $255,000 in this year’s budget, with 70 per cent of the levy to be paid by benefitting properties within the Hastings Street precinct and 30 per cent paid by benefitting properties in the surrounding areas.
The additional services are above the standard level applied throughout the local government area.
They include fairy light replacement and maintenance, maintenance of timber seating and bollards, increased street cleaning and sweeping of car parks, additional park maintenance and an ongoing tree replacement program.
The estimated cost of implementing the overall plan is $3.3 million over 10 years and council anticipate the levy and the works will be ongoing.
