Temporary Park Rd path set to be permanent

By Margaret Maccoll

Only a casting vote from Noosa depity mayor Frank Wilkie decided the temporary Park Road walkway will become permanent.

With voting three in favour and three against it, Cr Wilkie used his casting vote to protect the future of the walkway..

There was robust debate amongst the councillors over the future of the pathway that was constructed to provide pedestrian access to the Noosa National Park only during construction of the Park Road Boardwalk between April and November 2018.

Council heard that the cost of upgrading the temporary path to meet footpath standards would be about $100,000 and the cost of removal about $130,000.

A council officer told the meeting while the path was only meant to be…