MINUTES OF THE CAMPBELL TOWN DISTRICT FORUM MEETING HELD IN THE ...

High Priority Maintenance
Drains in most streets are in need of cleaning out—grass & weeds
are taking over.
Problem of flooding due to drains occur in West St (east of High St)
which needs to be addressed either by putting in kerb & guttering or
by reconstructing drains
Trees and shrubs on corner of Bridge St & Pedder St need cutting
back—traffic hazard.
Location of the Cenotaph at Campbell Town
Correspondence was received from Mr Bill Chugg requesting that consideration
be given to the future location of the cenotaph. With the cenotaph being located
adjacent to the grandstand at the War Memorial Oval, it was suggested that the
memorial be re-located to it’s original site at the corner of High St & Queen St.
and it would then become an asset to the town particularly with improved
landscaping at the proposed site. In support of the idea, Mr Chugg mentioned
that the proposed site was within the 50klm per hr speed zone and that it would
be reasonable to expect that it would be a quiter location. Other matters
mentioned by Mr Chugg in relation to this matter were:-
Need for an overall development for the War Memorial Oval
Appreciation to the recently formed Campbell Town Anzac
Centenary Group
Adequacy for traffic movements in Queen St due to the width of the
roadway (approx 20m)
Mr John Taylor representing the Campbell Town Anzac Centenary Group
thanked the Forum for the opportunity to attend the meeting and encouraged the
members to give the idea of re-locating the cenotaph due consideration. He
suggested that a section of Queen St near the intersection with High St be set
aside as a park/garden with the inclusion of the cenotaph.
Mrs Clarke expressed concern of relocating the cenotaph to it’s original location
because of traffic management issues. Reference was made to the volume of
traffic parking in the vicinity and emphasized that the present site was
convenient for all visitors. It was also mentioned that a development plan
needed to be prepared for the War Memorial Oval. Matter to be referred to
Council’s Works & Infrastructure Manager, Mr Chellis who was progressing the
matter over the past 24 months.
Mr Ashman provided an historical overview of the cenotaph and suggested that
the names of all veterans from Campbell Town who served in the various wars
be displayed on the cenotaph.
Agenda – Campbell Town District Forum
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