MARIBYRNONG: Anger over power poles
Residents in West Footscray, Tottenham and Yarraville have told Maribyrnong Council that they are worried about new power poles and other works in localstreets.
“Council has now met with Jemena, Zinfra and others involved in the works,” said Mayor Cr Mohammed Semra (pictured). “We have put the community’s concerns directly to them and asked them to improve the way these works are planned, communicated and delivered.
“Council isn’t required to provide planning approval for these works. Earlier this year, we were contacted about the permits needed to work within the road reserve. Those permits were not approved. There are different packages of works taking place. Some current works are for the data centre in West Footscray, while others relate to upgrades to ageing power infrastructure in Yarraville.”

