About the Project
The Council's Urban Roads and Drainage Improvement Program has helped improve infrastructure in Bass Coast for many years.
These upgrades are usually delivered through Special Charge Schemes. This is a way for Council to raise money for an upgrade project by charging property owners that benefit from the upgrade. This is allowed by the Local Government Act 1989.
This process means many communities now have better infrastructure like sealed roads, kerbs, footpaths, drainage, and other important facilities. The Council also helps pay for these projects if they benefit the wider community, not just the upgraded area.
The project to upgrade Dunvegan Crescent was started in response to a petition to the Council that was received in July 2024. The petition showed that 62% of property owners on Dunvegan Crescent want a road upgrade to occur and are willing to help pay for it.
The plan of proposed works has been designed based on feedback collected through consultation with property owners.
The concept favoured by property owners includes;
- sealing of the road and
- the creation of narrow zig zag chicanes to slow traffic
You can view property owner feedback here.
The proposed design plans are available to view here.
To share the total levy amount fairly among the properties in the scheme, each property will be assessed to see how much they benefit from the work. The total levy amount will then be divided among all the properties that benefit from the work.
Costs relating to the road upgrade will be determined by sharing 75% of costs equally amongst all property owners and the other 25% based on individual property boundary lengths.
Discounts will be applied depending on the potential for future upgrade projects and property boundary type (front vs side).
What might it look like?
