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Monty hall sale could be shelved: Paterson
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Moves to sell the Montgomery Hall complex could be shelved, predicted Nedlands mayor John Paterson. He said the government had not been open enough about redevelopment of the site. "I believe they have gone the wrong way about the process," said Mr Paterson. "The bottom line is the government may not accept either tender. "I think it is likely to happen," he said. Mr Paterson said he agreed with Mt Claremont residents that they should have been told more about proposals to redevelop the former hospital complex. Mr Paterson said he recently joined a government committee considering two bids to take over the complex that was saved for its heritage value when the St John's Wood estate was opened for development more than a decade ago. It has been largely unused since then, although part was renovated, with government grants, by the WA Music Academy. Mt Claremont residents have repeatedly asked for more information about the proposals. Last week John Hebenton, a member of the Mt Claremont Residents' Association, said the government should give residents the same sort of say as Dalkeith residents were getting over the development of the former Sunset Hospital site. Mr Paterson said now that he was on the Montgomery Hall committee he would push for more information. "Now we are part of the process, it is my duty as mayor to see the city's interests and the interests of the community are looked at." Mr Paterson chairs an advisory committee examining options for the redevelopment of the Sunset site. He said heritage and landscape consultants talked to the committee on Monday about ways to preserve parts of the site and how to improve access. The committee is due to report to the government in October. |
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