Council considers best ways to deal


	Council considers best ways to deal

greg naylor

4-7-2008 12:31 AM

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greg naylor says:

1% of 26,000 = 260 new people a year - mostly in the city itself with some along the Milawa-Oxley corridor - and they need better water and roads.

What then happens to the other 90% of Wangaratta's rural area where ther are no plans - whatsoever.

The answer is nothing.

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