The Philip Street Community Precinct came within one vote of being scrapped during the Gladstone Regional Council meeting on 19 June.
With councillors describing themselves as ‘hamstrung’ and the outcome as an ‘absolute debacle’, council officers reported that after detailed costings were made by quantity surveyors Arcadis, the project’s budget had blown out by $5 Million, costs which will need to be met by Council if the project is to go ahead.
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