Perth, Western Australia April 8, 2006 Home News Time Out Letters Classifieds Search Real Estate Trades & Services Submit About Contact Us Advertising Legal	5 million dollar botox for Claremont Claremont has agreed to look at spending $5 million over the next five years on a facelift. Upgrades to streets, parks, community buildings, Claremont pool, the golf course and projects at the lake and foreshore could be funded from the projected $23 million made by selling the Lakeway drive-in site and extra rate revenue from other proposed developments. The proposal is part of a draft plan for the future designed to "run, renew and develop the future" of Claremont from 2006 to 2010, which will be made available for public comment. A new director of strategic planning, manager of community services, manager of regulatory services, accountant and depot staff will be appointed as the administration was reorganised into three new divisions. Councillor Clem Edwards spoke against the restructure and extra staff. "What will we have to show for the sale of the Lakeway?" he asked. "Probably, more offices and more staff. "We should go back to basics and look at a flat structure." Councillor Jock Barker spoke in favour of the plan but questioned the need for a strategic planning position. Mr Barker said the position description was to "engage external consultants and extra staff and oversee their work". "I could do that job and oversee it from Bali," he said. Councillor Dick Maisey said he supported many aspects of the plan but said it did not deal clearly enough with the management of revenue from the sale of the drive-in. Spending $4 million or $5 million over five years on infrastructure renewal was acceptable, he said, but he was concerned about a clause on page 21 which read: "Council will review this programme during the next year, with a view to allocating further funds for renewal works." Councillor Paul Kelly said: "I believe we need to spend more than a million dollars a year; we are fast becoming the ugly duckling of the western suburbs." BACK TO TOP < PREVIOUS - HOME - NEXT> Copyright © 1999 - 2006 Post Newspapers Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.