Perth Voice Interactive

PERTH city council’s parking committee has been abolished.

The committee’s chair Lyndon Rodgers claims the move is designed to unseat him because of tensions with fellow committee members James Limnios and Lily Chen.

Cr Limnios says Cr Rodgers runs meetings inefficiently and cuts off dissenters, but along with Cr Chen he maintains it’s about resources and time-saving.

Crs Limnios and Chen want the committee rolled into the bigger finance and admin committee. 

Cr Rodgers says parking makes up more than 50 per cent of the city’s income and deserves special focus, but at Tuesday’s council meeting he was a lone voice to keep the committee.

Cr Rodgers will instead replace Cr Jim Adamos on the finance and admin committee, where Janet Davidson is chair.

by DAVID BELL