The council’s general manager, Des Jennings, recommends that the council approve the plans, as long as conditions such as the plans not being altered are met.  

The recommendation also asks the Department of State Growth to have a detailed landscaping plan to Mr Jennings within six months of the development commencing and for the landscaping to be completed 12 months after the project’s completion. 

Six representations against the project were received by the council. 

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The council will also receive the Longford Recreation Ground’s 2030 masterplan.

The masterplan includes upgrades to the town’s football, cricket, little athletics club facilities and Health Revival Longford.

The upgrades are expected to cost more than $7.5 million. 

The report, undertaken by Lange Design, says the facilities are used all year. 

The proposed upgrades would see the visitor’s grandstand demolished and a new one constructed, lighting and scoreboard upgrades, and a widened entry to the ground to eliminate traffic congestion. 

Public netball and tennis courts would also be constructed. 

The main grandstand’s seating will be replaced, with the area to be cleaned and painted to refresh it. 

The public meeting starts at 5pm.