The proposed upgrade of a Millicent playground has prompted an elected member of Wattle Range Council to declare he acts on his socialist principles.
Councillor John Drew said he was taking a keen interest in the plans for Lions Park which were tabled at council’s September monthly meeting.
Lions Park was built in the 1960s when the South Australian Housing Trust established a residential development on a greenfield site.
Engineering services director Peter Halton said council had adopted a policy several years ago of concentrating resources from the town’s smaller playgrounds into the mega-playground at The Domain on North Terrace.
Cr Drew indicated that additional recreational facilities should be provided at the Lions Park.
“It is a long way away from The Domain,” Cr Drew said.
“I am looking after the people without cars. There are disadvantaged people living in the area around Lions Park. “I am a socialist.
The proposals include a meeting place, pump track, community garden and children’s play area.
The meeting endorsed staff recommendation the proposals go to formal public consultation.
