This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

South Perth Stays In - And Peppermint Grove Steps Up

My personal thanks to the South Perth City Council for this evening voting to stay in the legal action before the Supreme Court.
 

















No idea what effect (if any) my comments during public question time had - but for what it's worth, here's what I said:

1. The legal action to-date has proceeded with joint funding from four other local governments and one individual. Does the City of South Perth acknowledge that it has benefitted from the financial contributions of the other parties during this time?

2. The legal action is close to resolution, with the formal court hearing scheduled for 25th November, and most of the costs have already been incurred. Does the City of South Perth believe that the small saving from withdrawing from the action at this late stage justifies any potential detriment the other parties to the action and to local government as a whole?

3. The legal action will resolve a number of matters still relevant to South Perth, including whether proposals are valid and, hence, whether a poll needs to be held. In the event a poll is to beheld, the legal action will establish whether the electors of Canning can also call for a poll and if so on what basis. How would the City of South Perth resolve these issues without the benefit of the legal action and at what cost?

And Peppermint Grove has now added another element to the legal barrage facing Barnett and Simpson.

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