Annual Report 2006 / 2007

Kentish Council has just released their Annual Report for 06/07.

A few miscellaneous bits and pieces:

- Kentish has a population if 5965 as of July 2007
- Bridges 107. (Yes we need to maintain them all).
- Citizen of the Year in 2006 was Ann Ridgeway.
- $1500 was donated to Steamfest.
- $1961 was donated to help start the Sheffield Market.
- 150 building applications were processed.
- 1167 dogs were registered.
- 16 complaintes about barking dogs.
- 4 water main breaks in Sheffield water pipes.
- $2454 spent on building a new BBQ in King George V park in Sheffield.
- $76,000 spent on councillor allowances.
- $900,000 spent on roads and bridges.
- $1.1 million set aside to fund new council offices.
- New town welcome signs installed in Railton, Wilmot and Sheffield.
- Aaron Cables successful in obtaining the $1000 youth grant to help him continue his studies at the Maritime University.
- Closed circuit cameras used to inspect sewer network.


The Annual Report will be available online soon. So have a look on the Council website www.kentish.tas.gov.au in a week or two.