Another day of driving to meet the rural residents, clocking up 154 kilometres. Now the towns of Sandy Hollow, Denman, and Muswellbrook, and most of the rural areas have been covered. Thanks to the 2 friends who helped me. There is only one rural area I have missed out on visiting - time has just run out.
Muswellbrook Shire Council says one of the problems it has is not having the necessary finance available to do all they would like to do in the Shire. Today I learnt something that would be funny if it wasn't so serious. Apparently Council has constructed a speed hump in Muswellbrook, and nearby residents have complained about the excessive noise made when vehicles pass over it. Council has looked into matters, and has discovered that a) the speed hump was constructed at the wrong height specification, and b) was constructed out of the wrong materials. The remedy? Remove the speed hump and build a new one of the correct height and correct materials. Why didn't Council get it right in the first place? Now the ratepayers have to pay twice for the construction costs of the one speedhump. One wonders what else the Council has got wrong and had to re-do at the ratepayers expense.....
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