Playspace officially named Wombat Waterhole - City of Burnside

Increased funding for the Burnside Library is one of the key features of the 2011/12 Annual Business Plan and Budget
$37.5 million budget adopted for 2011/12
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Highlights of the 2011/12 Annual
Business Plan include:
• $1.6 million for road resurfacing;
• $1.3 million for footpath upgrades or
repairs;
• $1.1 million for road kerbing and
gutter renewal;
• $1.3 million for stormwater drainage
works;
• $507,000 for traffic management
study and improvement projects;
• $416,000 for the purchase of new
Library stock (including State
Government contribution);
• $301,000 towards improvements in
the Community Transport Program,
with the replacement of two
ageing community buses and the
introduction of a car based service;
• $220,000 for irrigation upgrades
on the road reserves of Alexandra
Avenue and Prescott Terrace;
• $197,000 towards the Brown Hill and
Keswick Creek Stormwater Project;
and
• $85,000 towards maintenance at the
Chelsea Cinema.
For the past few years the City of
Burnside has had an operating deficit,
meaning that each year we are
spending more money than we are
generating in income.
However, Council has a Long-Term
Financial Plan that sees this figure
reduced over time without the need for
a reduction in the amount or quality of
services or facilities we provide.
Council has budgeted for a total
operating deficit in 2011/12 of $1.35
million, which is a reduction of
$209,408 compared to the budgeted
figure from 2010/11.
Each year the City of Burnside
receives approximately 84% of its
income through the collection of rates.
The remainder primarily comes from
government grants or subsidies and
user charges.
For 2011/12, the City of Burnside has
determined an average rate increase
of 6%.
Council continues to provide
assistance or options for residents who
may experience financial difficulties.
These include payment plans,
government concessions, rate rebates,
rate capping, hardship provisions and
postponement of rates.
Almost 400 responses were received
on Council’s Draft Budget during two
rounds of community consultation.
Feedback was received via two public
meetings, written submissions, the
Online Community Panel and the
Budget Allocator.
The City of Burnside was the first
Council in South Australia to use the
Budget Allocator, an online community
engagement program that enables
users to select which projects they
would like to see undertaken within an
allocated budget.
Council would like to thank all of those
who participated in the budget process.
A full list of projects or a copy of the
2011/12 Annual Business Plan and
Budget is available for viewing at
the Civic Centre or at www.burnside.
sa.gov.au.
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