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South Burnett Regional Council wants to buy a building at 195 Kingaroy Street so it can convert the vacant Trendsetter Boutique shop into a laneway that will connect with the Glendon Street car park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 16, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council will buy a building in Kingaroy’s CBD so it can create an access lane between the Glendon Street car park and Kingaroy Street.<\/p>\n

At Council’s October meeting on Wednesday, Councillors voted 6-nil to instruct CEO Mark Pitt to enter negotiations for the purchase of a building at 195 Kingaroy Street, which is currently on the market.<\/p>\n

Mayor Brett Otto declared a conflict of interest and left while the issue was discussed and voted on.<\/p>\n

The Mayor said because he owned a business in Kingaroy’s CBD he felt there might be a real or perceived conflict of interest, so the proper course of action was to absent himself.<\/p>\n

Mayor Otto said it was his intention to do the same in future whenever any matter involving the Kingaroy Transformation Project was debated by Council.<\/p>\n

The idea of creating a public laneway between the Glendon Street car park and Kingaroy Street was first raised by former Mayor Keith Campbell several years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, the plan wasn’t enacted because no appropriate CBD properties were on the market at that time.<\/p>\n

The building the Council aims to buy currently houses Lifeline’s furniture store and Discount Pharmacy Warehouse.<\/p>\n

A third shop – formerly used by Trendsetter Boutique – sits vacant.<\/p>\n

It is believed Council’s intention is to maintain the two tenanted shops, but demolish or renovate the empty one to create a connecting laneway between Glendon and Kingaroy streets.<\/p>\n

Whether the Council will retain the building’s existing awning, roofing and facade has yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

Mayor Otto told southburnett.com.au the property was attractive because a new laneway would front the existing pedestrian crossing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The crossing, in turn, connects with a second laneway which links Kingaroy Street to the Alford Street car park.<\/p>\n

Council believed opening up the Glendon Street car park to Kingaroy Street would encourage more pedestrian traffic into the CBD area.<\/p>\n

The new pedestrian link would also open up possibilities for community events such as Kingaroy’s Christmas Carnival or BaconFest to make use of a wider portion of the CBD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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