The shape of the shire is rapidly changing, with up to an additional 10,700 people expected to call Yass Valley home by 2036.
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Yass Valley Council has released a new plan outlining where roads, community facilities, pathways and open spaces, worth about $12 million, will be built in the next 20 years.
This plan will be reviewed every five years.
It’s called the Yass Valley Development Contributions Plan 2018, on public exhibition until February, giving locals a chance to have a say on what future infrastructure in the shire should look like.
Mentioned in the plan are:
- 27 new pathways
- 3 community facilities, including a new hall at Murrumbateman
- 18 open space and recreation ground upgrades, including grandstand seating at Walker Park; and
- 60 road developments.
“Yass Valley is experiencing increased development and with an increasing population comes demand for more or improved infrastructure,” said mayor Rowena Abbey.
Also under the plan is a new set of fees for developers that will fund the infrastructure schedule and help spread development further across the shire.
The development fees include:
- Up to and including $100,000: nil
- More than $100,000 and up to and including $200,000: 0.5 per cent of the build cost
- More than $200,000: 1 per cent of the build cost
“The previous plans dictated that money had to be spent where the development occurred,” a council spokesperson said.
This meant “less populated villages, such as Bookham, which only has small amounts of development, had a small bucket of money available for infrastructure projects.”
Yass Valley Council director of planning Chris Berry said the idea behind the overhaul was to “simplify the contributions plans to ultimately make it a simpler process for residents considering development and also for staff who have to undertake the administration that sits behind these plans.
“These plans are currently in draft form and now is the time for residents to submit their comments in writing, so they can be involved in shaping the documents for the future,” Mr Berry said.
- For more information, visit yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/public-consultation/article/197