Gosford council chambers sale to be decided tonight

Council properties in the Gosford town centre, including the Gosford council chambers, will be sold if a proposal for tonight's (November 30) council meeting is approved by interim administrator Mr Dick Persson.

No council property on the Peninsula is part of the proposal.

"This report nominates an initial group of properties which are surplus to Council's current and future needs and can be considered for immediate sale,", according to its author Council property development manager Mr Joe O'Connor.

"These properties were nominated after completing a desktop review of Council's high value assets which would have the least perceived impact to the community."

The report recommended the sale of properties at The Entrance, Doyalson, Wyong, Jilliby and Warnervale, as well as in Gosford.

The report said that the Gosford administration building had been considered "due to the 95 per cent reduction in occupancy rates from pre-Covid levels, attributed to remote and flexible working arrangements".

"The yet-to-be-adopted draft Accommodation Strategy also considered the sale of the Gosford administration building due to these reduced occupancy rates as well as the forecast that post-Covid occupancy may be reduced to 50 per cent of pre-Covid levels," the report stated.

The report said that the proposed sales were the first group of properties to be considered for sale.

"Additional groups will be brought forward subsequently.

"These groups require further due diligence to confirm their suitability for sale and additional works to make them ready for sale." SOURCE: Central Coast Council item 5.5, 30 Nov 2020