I'm on a committee for the tarting up of our local shopping strip. The local businesses and the Council are each putting in $750 000 for the project. It's a great idea.
Around 60 attended the first meeting and the meeting of the consultative committee last Wednesday attracted 20, plus folk from the Brisbane City Council.
A major road flows through the strip (Sandgate Road) and whilst we'd all like less traffic and improved safety for all, it ain't gonna happen with just $1.5m to spend. We are getting some new paving, street furniture, trees and plants, along with modern street art designed especially for the 'village'.
We have two more consultative meetings, the final plan being sighted in July. Construction will be finished by October. I'll keep you posted. The interesting thing about all this is finding characters who have lived here all their lives. The stories of what Clayfield was like in their childhood and subsequent development of the area just fascinates me.
Around 60 attended the first meeting and the meeting of the consultative committee last Wednesday attracted 20, plus folk from the Brisbane City Council.
A major road flows through the strip (Sandgate Road) and whilst we'd all like less traffic and improved safety for all, it ain't gonna happen with just $1.5m to spend. We are getting some new paving, street furniture, trees and plants, along with modern street art designed especially for the 'village'.
We have two more consultative meetings, the final plan being sighted in July. Construction will be finished by October. I'll keep you posted. The interesting thing about all this is finding characters who have lived here all their lives. The stories of what Clayfield was like in their childhood and subsequent development of the area just fascinates me.
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