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News

Hall project in limbo

ROOM TO MOVE: A packed Horsham Rural City gallery was reduced to little more than media and council staff after Cr David Grimble used a rescission motion to end debate on Horsham Town Hall redevelopment plans.
Posted by Weekly Advertiser in News on 08 Sep 2010 at 04:56 am

By GREG O’CONNOR Redevelopment of Horsham Town Hall is on hold for at least two weeks despite Horsham Rural City Council giving the project the green light. Heated debate, between councillors and at times a packed gallery at a meeting on Monday night, looked set to end when a 5-2 vote approved a planning permit for the $15-million project. But Cr David Grimble threw the project and the meeting into turmoil when he pushed forward with a rescission motion to overturn the decision. Cr Grimble’s motion sparked debate about local government laws and left acting chief executive Tony Bawden with no option but to leave the motion ‘on the table’ until the council’s next meeting on September 20. “This has caused significant divison in the community with more than 200 objectors to the redevelopment,” Cr Grimble said. “It comes down to the consultation process. We acknowledged it wasn’t handled well, but what’s changed? “This is placing significant burden on the community – morally, emotionally and financially,” he said. Former mayor Cr Bernard Gross, who also voted against the project, supported Cr Grimble’s objections saying the State Government would have intervened by now if not for the approaching election. “If we do not take this opportunity now we will be condemned by the co...
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