Budget 2020

The lines at the car park of Orange Hockey Complex are non-existent. You could lose a car in the potholes. I would ask Council to revisit the need to refurbish this car park. Hockey brings a lot of major competitions to Orange & it is embarrassing for the Orange Hockey family when visitors have to deal with this car park.

With the high volume of users at the Orange Hockey Centre in Moad St it would be extremely helpful to have the car park resurfaced to keep individuals safe especially of a night time given the poor lighting in some areas. The surface in some areas has been patched multiple times to no avail..

I am writing to Orange City Council on behalf Orange Hockey Asssociation. Our hockey community of over 1000 members request the the Orange City Council revisit the budget to include the cost of resurfacing and line marking the Glenroi Oval carpark. This is in need of an urgent repair. I notice that again this has not been included in the Council buget for 2020/21.

This carpark is in a state of disrepair. It hasn’t had any substantial maintenance, upkeep, or upgrading for many many years. It is a carpark that gets used seven days a week from March to September during our winter season, and for events and social competitions in the summer as well. It is also used by the local and visiting cricket teams during the summer. The previous efforts of filling potholes sometimes only lasts a couple of weeks. Some potholes that develop pose a substantial risk of injury to people walking through the carpark especially at night when it is not well lit. The line marking for carparking in some areas is almost non existant and the disabled parking area also needs upgrading.

We request serious consideration be given to making provision in the 2020/21 budget to have this Council owned facility upgraded and line marking completed.

In our area, Suma Heights Orange, there is not one footpath or walking track for miles. Nowhere for us to walk or kids to ride scooters safely.
I have raised this with council several times and was basically told there was a plan to get footpaths in all parts of Orange on at least one side of every road eventually but that our area was not on the current plan.
We are rate payers also but it just feels as though we are forgotten over here as we aren't North Orange where it’s all currently happening. I'm not the only home owner in the area who feels strongly about this and I would be happy to get a partition around if it would help our cause but obviously don't want to waste my time if it wouldn't help.
Home-owners who built in the area approx. 5yrs ago were also told there were also plans for a child's playground in the area but that has never eventuated.
It's extremely frustrating when you are forced to drive to other parts of the town for your kids to ride their scooters safely for peace of mind they don't get hit by a car. Just walking around the area without any footpaths is extremely difficult not to mention dangerous.
On top of this the new development at the far end of Sophie Drive has now commenced with several new houses under construction, surely this is warrants all the more for footpaths on at least one side of the road in this area.

It would be benefincial to resurface & remark the carpark to the Moad St hockey centre. The carpark presently has potholes and the lines are almost worn away.

we have a money wasting Counsel and the Rates are far to high as is there are many people who just can not afford to pay any more, I think you are just creating more homeless people

we need more affordable housing in Orange art gallery extension is not necessary and just a waste of money
footpath do need to be done so disabled people can use their scooters or wheelchairs to travel to the CBD

As far as the airport upgrade is concerned??? this airport we have has been upgraded and is good enough, stop wasting money on unnecessary things

this is absolutely needed or people will just dump things on the street, but we are already paying enough so there should not be any extra charges. we used to have bulky waste collection some time ago, just get it started again you will avoid all the rubbish just being dumped anywhere

Hello l am a Member of the SpringHill Council Advisory Committee have been for Several Years and feel very Strongly of the village Place in the Greater Orange Area and way we can Compliment the Attraction we can offer to attract Visitors to the Area and fully Support the increase of the SpringHill Village Budget from 20,000to 40.000 .
We are in desperate need of footpaths around the Village especially Carcoar Street where Many Children and Elderly walk and Play with no where Safe to walk and Speeding Traffic it can be Quiet Dangerous . Also we need in time Somewhere we can display our Unique Local History and Farming and Mining Origins . We also have the Potential of becoming a Major alternative to compliment Orange Sporting area’s with a Recreation Ground which needs some Some Long awaited Development (Tender Loving Care . We have a very Dedicated Community with extensive Pride in our Little Village and need some Further Support From our Council .
I would also aLike to take this Opportunity to Thank Scott; Tony Joanne and Associated Staff for their Support over the Past Years Yours JR Nalder ( Jeff)

Hello
I am a member of the Spring Hill Consultative committee and am writing in support of the proposed increase of annual funding from $25k to $40k. I believe the committee has proven its management of allocated funds significantly contributes to growing the region that can celebrate its environment, lifestyle and culture. Most recent projects have highlighted and encouraged village pride, improved safety and quality of life. During this process the committee has markedly increased communication with the community and is identifying future projects that will continue to increase the benefits of residing in this healthy, safe, inclusive community. An increase in budget would ultimately let the community collaboratively plan for a longer term larger community vision that complements the existing attributes of the village encouraging regional tourism, health, safety and an inclusive and vibrant community while preserving and promoting historical aspects and lifestyle. The support and guidance provided by the current councillors and council staff who facilitate our meetings is fantastic and this continued support and format will ultimately ensure the legitimacy of all proposed expenditure, the increase of budget has the potential to accelerate all present strategies and will amplify all benefits already achieved for the village and is something I strongly support and recommend.
Sincerely – Peter Rodgers

To bring the CBD back to life there needs to be a plan implemented for the city to buy back all of the realestate down Summer St, keep rents low, control the buildings and overall streetscape and in time return a profit. 1 purchase a year for the next 50 years would have a huge impact on the town and keep the CBD alive.

All seems sound spending but the elephant in the room is the closure of many shops in Orange particularly the main street. This has been happening over the last few years. What about giving rate relief to retailers to encourage more shops to come to Orange. Also Orange needs at least once a year free household cleanup. Orange is one of few councils who do not provide this service to ratepayers

It is good to see the Council moving on these projects, they will add value to the city.
What my neighbours and I are though, concerned about is the state of Pinnacle Road, over the last couple of hundred metres to the reserve at the top. This is a substandard width for the traffic. We are used to diving to the side when an enthusiastic motorist comes along, a not infrequent encounter, but it should be widened to have two marked lanes. Many tourists come up the road where it is two marked lanes (from either direction) and then continue into the narrow section at the same speed. The reduction in speed limit on the narrow section is a very poor attempt at making the road safer. In past years there have been accidents on this narrow section. Cabonne appreciated the need to upgrade their section of road on the western side of the Pinnacle, which is now safer to drive. Pinnacle road is an important local and tourist road for Orange and it should be the standard the whole way.

It's good that the Council has fixed up some of the turf around the skatepark. It really would be great if you could install new seats now with the additional parks funding. The more parents than are comfortable watching their kids at the skatepark, the less likely kids will do dumb things. Also us older skateboarders would really like to socially distance from the teenagers sitting up at the shelters.
Also could some of the parks funding be used to extend the Gosling Creek circuit all the way around the dam?