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Drive through drama A MAN was restrained by police during an incident at a Somerville McDonalds drive through last week. See story page 6. Picture: Gary Sissons
Sculptures slashed to cut costs Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON Council has taken the axe to their sculpture program in a cost saving measure. Council has cut nine public art pro-
jects that were set to be leased or created in the next year. The artworks would have been installed at Pines Pool, Baxter Street, the library forecourt, Peninsula Link at FrankstonDandenong Road, Fletcher Road, Eel Race Road, and Mile Bridge. The motion approved by Frankston
councillors on 1 June read that “COVID-19 has called for an assessment of critical and urgent works and potential savings to support the community during the relief and recovery phases of the pandemic. The short term financial savings may support council’s COVID19 community care
to COVID-19. To ensure they have everything they need to recover, we have unfortunately had to defer some of the projects we had planned for the 2020-2021 financial year. This includes some sculpture installations and upgrades.” Continued Page 9
package for the greater good of the community.” The axing of the projects will see just under $500,000 returned to council’s strategic asset reserve. The mayor Sandra Mayer said “our residents and businesses are enduring unprecedented challenges due
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