Capital works of $11.3 million in council draft budget
Central Coast Council has allocated $11.3 million in its draft capital works program to projects on the Peninsula over the next financial year.
The council's budget, contained in its draft Operational Plan, also anticipates spending $15.7 million in capital works the following financial year.
The draft capital works program shows only two years, where previously it has shown three years.
This is attributed to being the second year of a three-year delivery program and "covering the remainder of the current program".
More than half of the coming year's allocation, $6.69 million, is funded by grants.
Works around Umina oval, including the skate park upgrade, will account for $3.35 million in grant funding.
Roads grants of $3.34 million will be spent on the Ocean Beach/Rawson Rds intersection, on Barrenjoey Rd and an upgrade of Springwood St, costing $1.82 million alone.
A total of $1.59 million of restricted funds will be spent at Woy Woy tip, with $900,000 being spent on the "south cell".
The balance will be spent on the "eastern platform" approvals and construction and design and approvals of the "north area", as well as a leachate pipeline, an electrical upgrade and "public transfer area renewal".
A further $400,000 of reserve funds will be spent on upgrades and renewal of the Patonga camping ground, and another $100,000 on the "Umina, Ocean Beach and Ettalong Reserve upgrade".
General rates revenue will pay for the renewal of three sewer pump stations, totalling $1.37 million.
Pump stations in Woy Woy Rd and in Cedar Cr, Blackwall, will cost $400,000, while the pump station in Station St, Woy Woy, cost $570,000.
Another $1.14 million of general rates revenue will be spent on eight projects.
The roof of Umina library will be renewed at a cost of $250,000.
The Rogers Park carpark upgrade will cost $200,000, with a further $100,000 to be spent in the following year.
Pelican Park playground "renewal" will cost $180,000.
Mt Ettalong Lookout works have been allocated $130,000.
A sum of $120,000 will be spent at the Peninsula Leisure Centre.
Building works at the Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre will cost $100,000.
The Woy Woy Waterfront Redevelopment will start this coming year with a budget of $100,000 and another $815,822 to be spent the following year.
Peninsula Theatre's air-conditioning system will be upgraded at a cost of $60,000.
The budget anticipates "region-wide" spending of $27.3 million on roads, $11.6 million on water and sewer and $1.29 million on drainage.
It does not state how much, if any, of this will be spent on the Peninsula.
Beyond the $202.4 million capital works program, the draft Operational Plan does not give any local detail of how the $653.6 million operational budget will be spent.
This operating budget is split into materials and services costs of $215.7 million (33 per cent) depreciation and amortisation $192.2 million (30 per cent), employee costs $190.8 million (29 per cent), other expenses of $41.1 million (six per cent) and borrowing costs $13.7 (two per cent).
The only performance target relating specifically to the Peninsula is a target for the Peninsula Leisure Centre of 420,000 visitors a year (1150 a day).
The draft plan is on exhibition for public comment until Monday, May 1.
SOURCE:
Central Coast Council supplementary agenda, 28 Mar 2023