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[Shuz] wrote:Better the bridge to be too wide than too narrow. It's practically an OHSW issue - if ever the need arises for patrons to evacuate Adelaide Oval and or the Riverbank, the bridge provides a convinient ease of access to trasnport tens of thousands of people across to safety as fast and as quickly as possible and a wider bridge would accomodate for that kind of emergency sufficiently.

mutt wrote:of course the architect is going to defend his own work.

ynotsfables wrote:Anne Moran has a lot of unfair criticism towards development, no mercy for the woman!

mutt wrote:i think there's a lot of unfair criticism of Cr Moran on this forum.

i dont know her nor do i necessarily support everything she stands for, but there seems to be this blame her for everything attitude here. some of her points are quite valid imo.
not all development is good development.

Waewick wrote:

mutt wrote:i think there's a lot of unfair criticism of Cr Moran on this forum.

i dont know her nor do i necessarily support everything she stands for, but there seems to be this blame her for everything attitude here. some of her points are quite valid imo.
not all development is good development.

that is true, the problem she has is her credability is shot because she cans pretty much every development - well to be fair, she cans every development that the media seeks her public input from.

so, whe Cnr Moran needs to do, is to be seen publicly backing some developments to avoid the stigma of being a NIMBY or anti-development.

City Council wants control of oval footbridge

18 Jul 12 @ 04:00pm by Chloe Kennedy

THE City Council will ask for the $24 million Adelaide Oval Footbridge to be gifted by the State Government, which will give it control over naming rights and artwork.

Elected members, at a committee meeting last night, recommended the City Council own, manage and maintain the bridge once it is completed.

If agreed, the council would ask the State Government for annual payments of up to $20,000 to cover the maintenance of the bridge, including any upgrade or improvement works required.

The council also would use its ownership to make money from events held on and around the bridge.

Cr Mark Hamilton said it was vital the council managed the bridge so it could also maintain control of the parklands.

"I would be very fearful of this becoming a slippery slope into losing control of the parklands," he said.

"Council will operate the bridge for the benefit of the whole community."

Cr Anne Moran said if the State Government or Stadium Management Authority controlled the bridge she feared it would become too sport-orientated.

"It will be painted Crows colours on one side and Port on the other," she said.

"Us keeping it doesn't give us total control but it gives us some control."

The City Council will vote on the proposal at its next meeting on Tuesday, July 24

Ben wrote:From The Messenger:

Cr Anne Moran said if the State Government or Stadium Management Authority controlled the bridge she feared it would become too sport-orientated.

"It will be painted Crows colours on one side and Port on the other," she said.

Ben wrote:From The Messenger:

Cr Anne Moran said if the State Government or Stadium Management Authority controlled the bridge she feared it would become too sport-orientated.

"It will be painted Crows colours on one side and Port on the other," she said.

"Us keeping it doesn't give us total control but it gives us some control."