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South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann (photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 22, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett councillors have met in a workshop to discuss the pros and cons of introducing a roads levy in the July Council Budget.<\/p>\n

Council CEO Ken McLoughlin said other councils had introduced a levy – by various names and of differing amounts – to bolster their roads programs in response to the reduction in grants from the Federal and State governments.<\/p>\n

He said the South Burnett had resisted introducing a levy so far, but unfortunately there was no other “realistic option” available if it was to repair roads.<\/p>\n

Councillors were told the $850,000 needed to build strategically placed culverts that could minimise rain damage on rural roads would not be possible without a levy.<\/p>\n

Roads Portfolio spokesman Cr Damien Tessmann said money raised and spent now would lessen the longer-term burden on ratepayers.<\/p>\n

A works program item to reseal many of the roads in Kingaroy\u2019s CBD area was also reviewed but it, too, would rely on a roads levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to spend about $2 million in 2013\/14 just to get things back to near normal in this area alone. At present some of these roads are falling apart in front of our eyes,\u201d Cr Tessmann said.<\/p>\n

A levy would also enable works to be undertaken over the next three years that would otherwise have been programmed over 10 years, a delay which councillors said was not acceptable.<\/p>\n

A roads levy would also allow council to employ five more staff to deliver on-the-ground work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis has an added benefit of employing a future five staff who will live and buy in the South Burnett. This would be a small but important economic stimulus and they all help our local businesses,\u201d Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said.<\/p>\n

He said he was very concerned that if Council did not take the initiative and “make the hard decision” about a roads levy in the upcoming Budget then the problem would not only be bigger and more expensive in the future but it would not go away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe workshop was an eye opener and clearly laid on the table for all councillors the need to be proactive for the long-term benefit of our region. I know the people of the South Burnett will understand and support Council in these challenging times,\u201d Cr Kratzmann said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy council is positioning this region for the future and these types of decisions form an essential part of that picture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Council will bring down its 2013\/14 Budget on July 3, 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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