Council rates could rise to help fund a plan by four Adelaide councils
to hand back unused Crown land to Aboriginal people.
Holdfast Bay, Marion, Onkaparinga and Yankalilla councils are discussing
a proposal to give local Aborigines control over the management of some
sites.
The four councils have met regularly over the past year to discuss a
proposal which would see parcels of state government-owned land handed
back to the Kaurna Yerta people.
Marion Mayor Felicity Ann Lewis says the plan would take around $100,000
a year to fund.
"Whether it comes out of council rates or a levy all of those things are
up for negotiation," she said.
Ms Lewis says the plan will not go ahead until there is proper public
consultation on the matter.
A State Government spokesman says while the Government welcomes any
moves which further the cause of reconciliation in South Australia, it
has not yet considered the proposal. |
