
IT’S time the ACT government started cleaning up Canberra’s neighbourhoods, says Nicole Lawder.
The opposition’s City Services spokesperson is planning to move a motion in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Tuesday calling on the government to develop a suburban maintenance strategy to improve the cleanliness of Canberra suburbs.
“For years now, we have been hearing from residents about the slipping standards of suburban maintenance throughout Canberra,” Ms Lawder said.
“Whether it’s overgrown grass, pothole plagued roads or broken play equipment being left unusable for months, Canberrans are rightly tired of their neighbourhoods being neglected.
“Despite repeated community complaints, the Labor-Greens government has failed to adequately prioritise this issue. Basic local services only get minor additional investment when the Labor-Greens Government has no choice but to listen to the barrage of community outrage.
“Take mowing for instance, the Labor-Greens government only acted following enormous community pressure to do so. Yet despite this, they’ve refused to make the rapid mowing response team a permanent initiative, irrespective of Assembly committee reports recommending just that.”
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