Lithgow City Council has announced that the community, property owners and tenants are required to maintain both their nature strips and properties, vacant or otherwise as council lacks sufficient resources to maintain these areas.
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They claim that due to four to six weeks of wet nights and sunny days in a significant growing season, it has stretched council resources to its limits.
Where it is identified that the responsibility has not been met and there is a risk to public safety, council will contact land owners directly and follow due process under the Local Government Act 1993 to request improvement works be undertaken.
Should there be a failure to comply with such requests, fines of up to $330 apply and council will also effect the improvements to the nature strip or property, at the owners cost.
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Council also said that it is investigating all options in order to increase its ability to maintain public spaces and road verges within the Lithgow area.
With some machinery requiring repair, the hiring of new mowers and the contracting of mower repairs is being considered in order to ensure Council’s own obligations in this regard are being met, in addition to those of the community.
Council said they appreciate the efforts of property owners and tenants for the maintenance of nature strips and properties during this growing season.
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