[Lee Howard]

Hi Sue The merged Midcoast Council which is made up of the former Great Lakes, Greater Taree & Gloucester has around 55,000 assessments we will have 9 staff. This includes 1 debtors officer & 1 property officer (who does all the subdivisions, registers etc). We don’t currently have water but apparently MidCoast Water will be coming back to Council just waiting on the State Government not sure what’s going to happen then about staffing.
Regards

[Lee Howard]

After reading the summary of changes to draft legislation is the whole assessment subject to a conservation agreement to be classified as public benefit land even if only say 50% is conservation?

[Lee Howard]

Hi Lisa We have 5 of these in the same situation handed back from Council a few years ago now in the name of NSW CROWN HOLIDAY PARKS TRUST. We rate them all & have never had any queries.

Lee

[Lee Howard]

I received a reply to some questions today as well
Licences from the crown to private individuals for things like jetties, moorings, wharfs, ramps, sheds relating to oyster farming purposes, they are not for the general public’s use just the lessee’s. If for private use Public Benefit if its for business use eg attached to oyster farm commercial

Private Bus Depots commercial

Vacant blocks of land (so no buildings at all) zoned light industrial used for general storage of things like timber, pallets, waste containers, excavators and other machinery. Industrial Non vacant. Vacant only applies if the land is not being used at all

Small shops/factories used for making aluminium windows or kitchens where they have a showroom for sales at the front and work out the back building the kitchens etc. Commercial

Tyres fitters e.g. Bridgestone Tyres Commercial

Privately owned offices leased out to Government Departments e.g. Centrelink Commercial it comes back to the owner

They are coming back to me regarding smash repairers.

[Lee Howard]

Thanks Susan, We are going to prepare a letter to LPI setting out our concerns re the extra work & danger of missing transfers.
On another matter are we preparing to send out letters advising people paying by direct debits of the name change but are we supposed to send out new Pensioner Concession claim forms as well?

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