Bugle Article Correction
The recent front-page article in The Bugle “One Simple fix could have saved millions” (online headline: “Warren calls for governance reform after developer contribution failures”) contains numerous false facts and misleading information.
Council was not approached by The Bugle for comment or a fact check on the Developer Contributions information in the article.
The below sets out to correct the facts as follows.
Fact check of Bugle article statements:
“Under state rules, councils are expected to review these plans every five years. The work to prepare a replacement for Jamberoo should have started in late 2022. It did not.”
“In this case, the shift has left the community with far less funding for essential infrastructure and no say in how it should be prioritised.”
“She has also called for a register to track [policy] expiry dates and ensure renewal work begins well in advance.”
“Preparing a new plan typically takes 12 months and requires review by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).”
“The failure to renew contribution plans has already cost the community more than $1 million and contributed to a legal dispute that drained significant Council resources.”
“And now, $2.4m in cycleway funding is expected to be returned due to missed deadlines and coordination failures.”
https://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Bugle-article-correction