The Pisasale Shopping Center Plan Would Cost Nearly $ 30 Million More Than Necessary

"The redevelopment of Ipswich CBD is an important project for the city and, given its potential for employment and economic development, I wish to see real progress in the preparation of the local elections of 2020", said Mr. Hinchliffe. "The trustee will have all the responsibilities and powers of the Ipswich City Council."

"This includes making decisions on behalf of the council regarding tenders that benefit the region. d & # 39; Ipswich. "

The council should be They were sacked after the Crime and Corruption Commission laid 75 charges against 15 people related to the council.

These charges include a series of charges of bribery and fraud against two Ipswich mayors, Paul Pisasale and Andrew Antoniolli, two elders

The council, through the intermediary of its controversial business, Ipswich City Properties, is in the process of redeveloping the Ipswich shopping center.

Queensland Treasury C orporation confirmed that the board had borrowed $ 50 million in 2009 to retrocede the land to Ipswich City Properties.

Since 2017, the Woolworths store, which has blocked the commercial center of the city. Ipswich of the Bremer River, was demolished.Murphys Pub, located at Union Place, at the corner of Nicholas Street, was disbadembled for re-badembly.

In January, the board overturned an earlier decision of the previous board of a Melbourne development corporation, EPC, to manage and redevelop the Ipswich CBD and renting premises in buildings

This approach would have cost the board $ 89.15 million, through Ipswich City Properties

The board would now retain ownership of the new library and of the new administrative center being built in the mall, whereas previously According to McGrath Nichol's report presented to the Queensland Parliament last Monday, this approach would cost $ 60.18 million, which would have allowed the city council to save $ 28.97 million

. A spokesman for Cr. Wendt confirmed

The status of the five bids in the Ipswich shopping center was:

1. The bidding call for the new building of the I & P. Ipswich City Council administration was arrested. 9019] The bidding for the new civic and entertainment area of ​​the mall is stopped
2. The bidding for the new Ipswich Library is stopped [19659017] A call for tenders to rebuild Nicholas Street at Union Square one side of the Ipswich City Square, was stopped. The call for tenders is closed and submissions are received.
3. The opening of the Murphy's Pub Site is complete

In the new Ipswich Mall, which is still in the air, it is planned to reopen Nicholas Street

In 1987, the Ipswich Mall called Nicholas Street and the cars bought people, pedestrians and life in the heart of the city

"What would happen, it's that Nicholas Street would descend into what is now the commercial center, "said a well-placed source at Fairfax Media