Adelaide Plains Council adopted its 2023/2024 Annual Business Plan (ABP) and Budget at the its July Council meeting this week.
Council’s Chief Executive Officer, James Miller said councils were not immune to the rising costs faced by the community, and Adelaide Plains Council has diligently taken all influencing factors into account in preparation of the 2023/2024 ABP and Budget.
Revisions were made following public consultation to reduce the proposed average rate increase from 7% to 5%.
Mr Miller said the adopted ABP and Budget allows Council to retain existing services for the community during tough economic times, and start work in earnest for current and future growth.
Key elements of the Budget include:
- $3.523 million in asset renewals
o Including 32km of road resheeting and 9.5km of road resealing - $0.463 million in new or upgraded assets
o Including streetscaping in Dublin, Mallala and Two Wells, and stormwater
management - $18.082 million in operating expenses
o Operating projects and day-to-day operating expenditure such as waste
management, general road maintenance, playgrounds, community safety,
coastal conservation, and dog and cat management - 5% average rate increase with growth of 2.16% (from additional rateable properties)
- $12.227 million general rates income
- $2.585 million estimated income from operating grants, subsidies and contributions.
Scheduled projects to look forward to include: - Annual roads resheeting and resealing program
- Two Wells Main Street streetscape upgrades, including pedestrian refuges/crossings
- New Lewiston Dog Park shelters
- Dublin Oval toilet renewal
- Develop Parham Foreshore Master Plan
“Inflation, CPI, cost of living, access to and rising cost of materials, price of fuel; it all
compounds making the preparation of this year’s budget all the more difficult. That said, the elected body and management has diligently taken all influencing factors into account in preparation of the 2023/2024 ABP and Budget,” said Mr Miller.
