Update - Northern Midlands Council Response to Questions Regarding the Sale of the Town Hall in Campbell Town

The minutes and audio recording of the Northern Midlands Council meeting held on the 21st of March are now available online: Council Meeting Minutes - Northern Midlands Council

When I checked the minutes and listened to the recording it became clear that Council are allowing the public to attend meetings even though prior to this meeting the website page that lists the meeting agenda and attachments had stated that they had suspended the attendance of the public at Council Meetings until further notice. This has now been changed to say that they are allowing limited attendance.

The audio recording is split into two sessions with public question time at the start of the second session. Transcript from the audio recording:

Starting at 1:51

Mayor Knowles: And we do have a brief set of questions from Jennifer Bolton. Can I ask has everybody read those questions?

General response: Yes, yes.

Mayor Knowles: Alright, so that will be answered by Council officers.

I was hoping for some discussion among the councillors but apparently that is not how questions are handled. The Council's response is not included in the minutes either although the questions I submitted are listed. I did receive a formal response from the General Manager which I have shared below.

In summary, the Council has not yet made any alternative arrangements to accommodate Service Tasmania and the Museum and Visitor Information Centre although they do say they will "meet to discuss options available". My third question asked the Council to agree not to sell the Town Hall if it will result in the loss of either of the current tenants from Campbell Town. This request wasn't properly addressed so it appears that the Council are determined to proceed with the sale regardless of the consequences.