The
Local Government Act 1989 states that a project of special benefit to a group
of property owners can be levied as a special rate or charge.
The City inherits infrastructure from
developers to manage. There are a number of areas within our municipality that
have not been constructed with kerb and channel, footpaths, drainage, sealed
surfaces etc. As such these construction costs were not placed on the land
value at the time of sale, as happens today in new developments.
Sealing roads, building new footpaths,
kerb and channel, and drains is a costly process. Your rates already
contribute towards funding over 120 services we provide to the community and
only a portion can be allocated to new and upgraded infrastructure.
Our annual capital works budget is
prioritised based on the overall benefit to the municipal community.
We
support localised infrastructure works when there is a willingness from the
local community to provide financial contributions via our Special Rate and
Charge (SRC) scheme process.