July 18, 2012
St John’s Lutheran School today received the endorsement of the South Burnett Regional Council to expand its school grounds by purchasing approximately 40 per cent of the adjoining Adermann Park.
At its regular monthly meeting in Kingaroy this morning, Councillors voted to provide a letter to the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to support a request by the school to purchase 94 Ivy Street – one of two blocks that form the park.
Cr Cheryl Dalton told the meeting that the Council had met with the school to discuss the proposal on Friday, July 13.
And in light of the school’s willingness to address Council concerns (such as the retention of most trees on the site) and a lack of any local objections to the proposal, Cr Dalton recommended the Council support the school’s request.
“This is an excellent school and an expansion of its current facilities will be attractive to many potential new residents,” she said.
“It’s also more practical for the school to take over this small section of the park than to try to purchase other adjoining residential properties when they come onto the market.”
Cr Damien Tessmann seconded Cr Dalton’s proposal, saying he felt the school’s expansion plans would benefit the area and that the Adermann family had no objections to the proposal, either.
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[UPDATED September 24, 2012 with correction: An earlier version of this article stated Council had approved the purchase. The South Burnett Regional Council actually voted to provide a letter of support for the purchase]
