The Transition between Beaudesert and Boonah Shire Councils continues to happen and at this stage it appears there will be some community information available. As a sceptic, I suspect it will be an opportunity for the mayors to put their case for re-election out due the the good job they are doing dismantling our shire .
It does puzzle me to see the recent action by a group from the south, which will be in the Scenic Rim Council now making a lot of noise about moving the BSC/Logan boundary further north now that it has become apparent how weak, financially, the new Council will probably be for quite some time even if the go is given for that State Development Area along the Logan River, and it prompts the question; where were you all when the first group organised petitions to ask the AEC to hold a referendum to determine if our shire wanted the mergers or not?
It seems that the Mayor is also backing the new group and even thought her Council eventually capitulated and asked for the Plebiscite to be run on their behalf (rather than a community group) I feel the motive is more about increasing the rate base than doing the right thing for residents of the North who will be in Logan on March 16 Next year.
Any way, you can hear for yourself according to a notice in last week's Beaudesert Times about a community briefing to be held about the new Scenic Rim council -
7pm Wednesday 12 December
The Centre, 82 Brisbane St, Beaudesert
10 am Saturday 15 December
Boonah District Cultural Centre, 3 High St Boonah
Guest speakers will include - Joy Drescher, John Brent (Boonah Mayor), Mr Ian Flint (Interim CEO Scenic Rim Council).
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