TRC Meeting Report 25th Jan 22

Council meeting update

Here is an overview of outcomes from the Ordinary Meeting Tuesday 25 January, 2022

Councillors tonight supported a Notice of Motion from Deputy Mayor Mark Rodda asking for consideration to be given to reinstating the biennial bulky waste pick up service for residents. Councillors will now look at options for a new service at a workshop in the next month or so. It will include considering any fees and charges to be paid by the community if the service was to be reinstated along with how recycling opportunities could be maximised. The residents of Tamworth city and some of the smaller towns has a Bulky Household Waste Collection each July and November for a number of years.  The service was discontinued last year.

Councillors agreed to extend Council’s successful Water Saving Rebate Scheme for another five years. The scheme has run since February 2007 and has been highly effective in increasing the number of water saving products installed in homes and businesses. A report presented to Councillors revealed that since December 2019, Council has paid 22 types of commercial and household rebates for a total of almost 3000 products and services at a cost of $251,648 and saving more than 13,238 kilolitres or five and a half (5.5) Olympic size swimming pools full of drinking water.

Councillors endorsed a report from Tamworth Regional Local Traffic Committee which included approval of a disability parking space at Westdale Public School. The location will be in the carpark on Gunnedah Road next to the pedestrian entry at the school.

There was an indication tonight about how close a start to work may be for the construction of the new section of the Dungowan Pipeline with Councillors considering a report about an interface agreement. They supported a recommendation for the General Manager to sign the Agreement on behalf of Council. The pipeline will be constructed between the Calala Water Treatment Plant and the connection point between the new Chaffey Dam pipeline and the old Dungowan Pipeline near the Dungowan Recreation Ground. Tamworth Region Mayor Russell Webb said the project is an important part of making our community’s water supply more secure and it was pleasing to see work move closer to commencement. This work is part of the project to construct a new Dungowan Dam and pipeline being managed by Water Infrastructure NSW and funded jointly by the Australian and NSW Governments. The pipeline from Dungowan Village to the Calala Water Treatment Plan is stage one of the new pipeline and is expected to take 12-18 months to complete.

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