A total of 38 Macedon Ranges Capital Works projects will be carried forward to the 2024-25 State Budget to ensure the delivery of a range of essential projects and ongoing planning work.
The projects are to be carried forward for a variety of reasons including better opportunities for external grant applications.
A council spokesperson said that many of the projects would benefit by adapting to changes in market conditions, or by managing the projects across multiple years to better line up with other work being completed by council.
Also at the April meeting, council adopted an updated Special Charge Scheme (SCS) for Infrastructure Works Policy to better guide future projects such as resident-funded upgrading of roads and drainage, following a period of community consultation in February this year.
The policy outlines the decision-making process and criteria for SCS projects where providing these services or infrastructure items is seen to provide a special benefit to property owners or certain community members.
The policy has also been streamlined to speed up the decision process and eliminate repetitive resident surveying.
Council received one submission on the draft policy during community consultation, which was responded to and outlined in the agenda report. No changes were made to the policy as a result.
