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Portarlington NE GroupRoad Sealing

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We Apologise For Having To Take

You Away From Family Activities

On This Day

The Process To Date

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What Do I Get For My Money?

• 7.6 m wide sealed road

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What is not included?

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• Kerb and Channel• Street Drainage• Footpaths

What Works Will Council Pay For?• Road Sealing against:

– Council Reserve

– Pony Park

• Traffic Calming• Extra Road width

above 7.6m• Flood Mitigation

Drainage

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Where to Next?

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How long will the process take?

• Whole process may take 18-24months– Scheme

– VCAT

– Construction

• Construction process 4-5months– Possible start 2014/15 financial year

• Build all at once

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Sharing the Cost

• Access Benefit– reach property via a sealed road

• Amenity Benefit– reduced dust & mud

– Improved property aesthetics

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Sharing the Cost

Colour Cost Range

Yellow $0 $2,000

Pink $2,000 $4,000

Blue $4,000 $6,000

Orange $6,000 $7,000

Brown $8,000 $10,000

Red $10,000 $12,000

Purple > $12,000

Green Council Land

Grey Crown Land

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Dust Suppressant

• Expensive

• Short term seasonal solution

• Doesn’t solve muddy roads

• Conservation of drinking water

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Construction

• Access to properties will be maintained

• Traffic management will be in place

• There will be some inconvenience

• The City and Contractor will decide where work starts

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Paying for the Works

• Payment plans– 6 months interest free

– Instalments over 4+ years

• Hardship provisions– Deferred payment

– Tailored payment plan

• Legal charge against the property– Costs can be recovered by enforcement

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Calculating Property Rates

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Comparative Property RatesCapital Improved Value

(CIV)X Rate in Dollar = Rates

CIV X Rate $ = Rates

CIV X Rate $ – = Rates

CIV X Rate $ = Rates – or

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• Comparative Property Rates are independent of CPI & State Gov’t increases

• Rate in Dollar is based on:• number of rateable properties• type of property (ie: commercial, residential)• required Council budget for year

VCAT

• Objections can only be made on the following grounds– No special benefit will be received

– Basis for distribution of cost is unreasonable

– Proposal is inconsistent with Planning Scheme

– Work is unnecessary, unreasonable, excessive, insufficient, unsuitable or costly given the probable use of the road

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VCAT – Grounds for Objection

• Special Benefit– Improved access or amenity, reduced dust / mud

– VCAT has previously ruled that sealing a road provides a benefit to an abutting property

• Distribution of Cost– Cost applied to a property is grossly excessive

compared to other properties

– Method chosen for apportionment is not contestable

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VCAT – Grounds for Objection

• Planning Scheme– Area is inside the Urban Boundary for

Portarlington

– Basic road seal is consistent with Planning Scheme for Portarlington

• Probable Use of Road– Traffic volumes and residential density support

sealing a road for Amenity and Access purposes

– Sealed road is consistent with Urban Area

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Question Time

One person speaks at a time

Allow questions to be fully answered

So as to address as many questions as possible, prices will not be read out for

individual properties.

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Please Be Respectful During Question Time