City of Palmerston continues free parking in City Centre as part of 2021/22 Budget

Free parking in the Palmerston City Centre will continue next financial year.

FREE parking in the Palmerston City Centre will continue next financial year.

The initiative was announced in the City of Palmerston’s Municipal Plan and Budget 2021/22 that was approved at a council meeting on Tuesday night.

The budget also includes a rate rise of 2.4 per cent but it only means a increase of $20 instead of $30 because of a $10 reduction in waste charges.

The SWELL project has been allocated $15 million to refurbish the Palmerston pool facility, $500,000 will be spent on the Greening and Cooling the City program in a bid to help cool the city during the hotter months and there is $350,000 for a new regional dog park in Zuccoli.

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Community infrastructure will receive over $20 million in capital spending and $1.1 million will be spent on the Archer Waste Management Facility.

Palmerston Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell said the process of involving the community was an important step in developing the Municipal Plan and Budget.

“Council looks forward to delivering an array of projects to the Palmerston community over the next 12 months,” Ms Pascoe-Bell said.

The Draft Plan and Budget were released to the community for 28 days for consultation and feedback.

“Our community is at the centre of all we do, it is important to partner with the people of Palmerston to develop core documents,” Ms Pascoe-Bell said.

The Municipal Plan and Budget is available at palmerston.nt.gov.au.