Help is coming to the Dickson shops where boarded up shopfronts, anti-social behaviour and struggling businesses are creating a picture of decline in the inner north.
Independent Thomas Emerson broke the news on social media, posting that the working group will include representatives from CMTEDD, JACS, CSD, Canberra Health Services, ACT Policing, City Services and Libraries ACT, while the City Renewal Authority will explore lighting improvements and CCTV infrastructure requirements, as well as progressing their planned streetscape improvements in the area.
“Thank you to Andrew Barr for standing up this working group in response to community concerns about the state of the Dickson Shops, and to Elizabeth Lee MLA and Shane Rattenbury MLA who have echoed these concerns,” he said.
Full article here: https://region.com.au/cross-directorate-task-force-aims-to-make-dickson-shops-safer-and-more-vibrant/850542/