Fairhaven Roads & Drainage Improvements Review

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The Fairhaven Roads and Drainage Community Reference Panel met on 12 July 2008 to:

• Give Council feedback regarding their experience of the consultation process to date, and to suggest ways they felt may improve Special Charge Scheme consultation in the future; and
• Provide input as to how to proceed with community consultation of the detailed engineering design for the project.

12 July 2008 Minutes

May 2008

The detailed design of this project will now proceed following the outcome of a May 2008 survey of property owners indicated that a minority of owners were opposed to the project proceeding.

The detailed design will be publically tendered and the process will include an invitation to Reference Panel members to discuss the proposed standards of road works, drainage and traffic management.

It is expected that the design will be complete later in 2008, enabling tendering and construction in 2009.

In an Order dated 29 April 2008, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has upheld the application of one property to be excluded from the Scheme, and dismissed the objections of Guy Tuddenham and Others in regard to the merits of the Scheme.

In an earlier 29 June 2007 Order, the Tribunal dismissed the objections raised in relation to the validity (legality) of the Scheme.

VCAT Order 29 April 2008

VCAT Order 29 June 2007

At its 22 January 2008 meeting, Council also considered a Notice of Motion regarding Fairhaven and resolved:

1. To enable the current VCAT process in relation to the Fairhaven Roads and Drainage Special Charge Scheme to run through to the natural conclusion;
2. That prior to undertaking any works Council will consult with the community to determine the level of objection to the current scheme as determined by VCAT; and
3. If there is a majority objection from the community, Council will work with the community to consider an alternative scope of works

Background

• In August 2005, following a request from some property owners of the western area of Fairhaven, Council commenced a process to review possible improvements to the roads and drainage in the area and a possible Special Charge Scheme in accordance with Council's Policy for Special Rate or charge scheme

• Council distributed a questionnaire and held two public meetings to gage the overall opinion of the property owners in the area and to invite nominees to form a community reference panel. Notes arising from the public meetings are available below:
• September 2005
  
  
• During 2005/06, a Community Reference Panel met over four months to give detailed consideration to the need for improvement in Fairhaven and a Special Charge Scheme.

• Contact details of Panel members
• Terms of Reference of the Panel
  

Formal Process

• Council Meeting resolution – Intention to Declare - 4 April 2006
• Special Charge Scheme Declaration – 1 August 2006

Further information regarding the special charge scheme can be obtained by contacting Richard Bain on (03) 5261 0620 or jrb@surfcoast.vic.gov.au

Further information regarding the detailed design process can be obtained by contacting Laura Kendall on (03) 5261 0562 or lkendall@surfcoast.vic.gov.a

 

• Other relevant documents
• Fairhaven Roads & Drainage Construction Frequently Asked Questions
• Road Management Plan
• Traffic Data Count