Community consultations closing soon
Lockyer Valley Regional Council has three community consultations closing at the end of this month and all residents are encouraged to have their say while the opportunities are still open.
Current consultations cover the 2017 Service Levels and Budget, School Holiday Activity Planning and Laidley Parks Planning.
The redevelopment of the Laidley Library, scheduled for completion around mid-2017, includes a proposed upgrade of McNulty Park.
Lockyer Valley Regional Council Mayor, Cr Tanya Milligan said the proposed park would provide Laidley with a community-friendly and usable greenspace.
The proposed park would connect the Library in Spicer Street with the Laidley Mall, which will provide residents with improved connectivity and an opportunity to achieve an active and healthy lifestyle, she said.
As part of the Laidley Parks Planning Community Consultation, Council is seeking residents' input into how they use the range of parks in Laidley to better inform park planning and upgrades now and in the future.
Your input will improve Council's understanding of what you, the community wants and this will result in more balanced park designs over the coming years, Mayor Milligan said.
Council's School Holiday Activity survey has been up and running since May and Council is already implementing the responses to design new programs.
We often hear people saying that there's nothing for young people to do. Whether or not that's actually the case, Council is working closely with a number of partners including Anglicare, UQ Gatton, school chaplaincy and the Aquatic Centre to increase a range of affordable school holiday offerings that meet the interests and budgets of local young people and families.
We would particularly like to hear directly from teenagers to ensure their preferences can be considered, Mayor Milligan said.
The final initiative, the Budget Allocator, is your chance to have a say on how Council shapes future service levels.
The initiative is designed to seek residents' views and values on their preferred levels of service such as the frequency of mowing parks or grading unsealed roads.
For example, if respondents want us to increase traffic and transport operations, then we'll undertake further consultations to explore, whether that means increased maintenance on unsealed roads, more footpaths, more work on the urban road network or sealing gravel roads.
However, bearing in mind that increases there will need either a decrease elsewhere or an increase in rates, Mayor Milligan said.
All consultations are available on Council's website under Community Engagement or by following the link http://tinyurl.com/zduyqg3
Anyone who is unable to access the online consultations but would like to participate is encouraged to contact Council's Community Engagement Team on 1300 005 872 to discuss options.
