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Talking together for many years, you've told us about a number of priorities you'd like Council to address. These include the renewal of parks and sporting fields, upgrading of community buildings, continuing the public amenity/toilet block replacement program and important works to revitalise our Penrith and St Marys City Centres. These works are currently unfunded.
Continuing to work together we need to decide the way forward - how can we fund these important works and continue to have the level of Council services the community has come to expect?
Over the next four years, Council has the opportunity to raise a total of approximately $15.2 million to maintain and renew our buildings, parks, City Centres and services. These funds will be generated through an increase in rates, however, before Council make any decisions, we seek your views as well as your support to apply for a Special Rate Variation.
Your feedback is importantI What you tell us will be highly valued and carefully considered by Council and will inform and help shape our application for a Special Rate Variation to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).
We seek you guidance and encourage your involvement in making this important community decision. Please do the following:
- Read the FAQS
- Read about the impact on residential, farmland and business commercial rates
- Read about the proposed work programs at KEY INFORMATION
- Take 30 seconds to complete the quick survey
- Take 10 seconds to complete the quick poll
- Add your comments to the discussion topics below
- Email us directly at fundingourfuture@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au
- Call us on 02 4732 7650
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87% of residents were satisfied with Council's performance (Customer Survey 2009)
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What do you think about maintaining the existing level of services delivered to the Community?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 9:02am | 1815 views
You said "(We want) places for children to play safely in the future......"
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What is your opinion about the condition of our parks and the need to renew them?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 9:11am | 770 views
You said "They are dated and old looking....need more maintenance and updating"
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What do you think about our buildings and need to renew them?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 9:17am | 495 views
You said "(We want)....clean, safe toilets"
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What is your opinion about the condition of our public toliet blocks and the need to replace them?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 9:27am | 483 views
You said "Too much rubbish around shopping centres and railway"
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What do you think about the look and presentation of our public areas?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 10:44am | 660 views
You said "Cyclists on roads....have nowhere to ride"
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What do you think about shared (footpath and cycling) pathways in our City?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 10:48am | 754 views
You said "I want to be known as a city of excellence in administration, layout, employment and facilities"
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What is your opinion about a program to renew the Penrith and St Marys City Centres?
by Penrith Admin 11 Feb 2011, 10:51am | 699 views
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If you agree with the need to maintain existing service levels, upgrade & renew city parks, buildings, public toilets, shared pathways and the Penrith & St Marys City Centres, how should this be funded?
Accessible poll results below, followed by Flash (inaccessible) pie chart Option Percentage Increase the rates to fund the whole program (as proposed by Council) 27.9% Make cuts to service levels and infrastructure programs 38.2% A lower rate increase to pay for maintaining existing service levels only. (Don't do the extra things proposed) 33.9% -
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Community consultation on the proposed SRV begins 11 February 2011 On-line survey & discussion forum available at www.ourfuture.com.au/fundingourfuture 11 February 2011 Listening post at Glenmore Park Shopping Centre (10am-1pm) 12 February 2011 Listening post at Kingswood Family Fun Day (10am-1pm) 12 February 2011 Listening post at St Clair Shopping Centre (10am-1pm) 19 February 2011 -
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Funding Our Future Team (Penrith City Council)
