By Sharon Webb

MEANDER VALLEY Council will sell buildings in Deloraine and Prospect which are no longer needed. Having had no response from the public on alternative uses for the two buildings, the council will put them on the market.

Moving the motion to sell, Cllr Tanya King said, ‘There is no point in hanging on to properties we don’t have a planned use for.’

The Deloraine building at 6–8 Emu Bay Rd currently is rented to Service Tasmania and the Education Department’s Library Literacy Office.

It also contains former Legislative Councillor Greg Hall’s now unused office and was the location of the old Deloraine Council before council amalgamation

The building at 333 Westbury Road in Prospect is a residence, bought by the council in 2014 as part of the Westbury Road–Vale Street intersection roundabout project. The the property is currently leased through Bushby Real Estate.

The Department of Communities has expressed interest in buying this property to help deliver affordable housing to the area.

The Office of the Valuer General has valued the two properties to be sold at $315,0000 and $330,000 respectively but the council will obtain commercial valuations before selling them. sharon.webb@ meandervalleygazette.com