The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly the proposed increased charges to the current lease arrangements for the Downer Community Centre (DCC) by ACT Property Group will threaten the existence of the DCC and its current users.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to:
(1) Restore the existing lease, including current rates and conditions, acknowledging the central place the DCC has in the suburb of Downer.
(2) Ensure the lease is signed before the existing lease lapses, to provide certainty to current and future community users.
(3) Acknowledge and account for the excellent economic management and care taking role that the DCC has performed over the previous leases, including the running and basic maintenance of the facility.
(4) Return to the Downer community some of the money that the Government received from the sale of the primary school and community zoned land to Community Housing Canberra.