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MINISTER OR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Ainslie Shopping Centre
QUESTION NO 189
Mrs Grassby - asked the Minister for Finance and Urban Services -
(1) Has his attention been drawn to a letter from W P Brown and Partners on behalf of ACT Public Works to all leaseholders in the Ainslie Shopping Centre concerning upgrading of paving and carparks at the Ainslie shops.
(2) What work is to be undertaken at the Ainslie Shopping Centre
(3) What is the cost of this work
(4) Has the work been approved by the Heritage Committee
(5) What is the justification of this work in view of the alleged shortage of funds and the dismantling of the ACTs education system
Mr Duby - the answers to the Members questions are as follows:
(1) Advisory letters such as the one sent out by W P Brown and Partners are standard ACT Public Works practice, to inform the local traders of the commencement of work, and are not usually referred to the Minister.
(2) The proposed work to be undertaken at the Ainslie Shopping Centre includes
improvement to the lighting in the laneway and the rear carpark improvement to access to the public toilet to improve personal safety particularly at night upgrading of the pavement around the toilet block upgrading the pedestrian paving throughout the centre upgrading of the front and rear carparks to improve traffic flow and parking facilities replacement of the street furniture removal and replacement of diseased trees _ planting of additional trees
(3) The cost of construction for this work is $170,000
(4) The Heritage Unit were involved during the design phase and have endorsed the project.
(5) The Ainslie Shopping Centre is one of the oldest shopping centres in the ACT. Parking and traffic problems have been brought to the attention of the Traffic Operations Branch over a number of years by members of the public and local traders. The upgrading of the lighting is in linewith the increased emphasis on personal safety. The upgrading of the pavement recognises the need to improve the uneven and hazardous surface which has been caused by tree roots and the construction of in ground services over the years.
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