Perth Voice Interactive

COMPLAINTS about a Vincent Street block part-owned by lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi and her husband Joe continue to flow in.

Since December neighbours have complained about the clang of construction work outside permitted times at 285 Vincent Street.

The latest complaints allege the developers used noisy dewatering equipment throughout the night.

On May 4 Vincent city council issued a $250 fine and warned the builder to keep the dewatering process quiet or face fines up to $25,000.

Vincent CEO Len Kosova says the city’s “considering taking further action in response to a noise complaint and is also now assessing an alleged breach of the Noise Abatement Direction”.

Meanwhile Vincent council is still chasing the owners for non-payment of two of the three $500 fines it issued after the block was used as an unauthorised inner city tip.

Mr Scaffidi’s assistant claimed the garbage was left there by previous owners but evidence found onsite suggests it came from the Scaffidi-owned Grand Central backpackers building, cleared out ahead of its recent renovations.

The owners of the site, 285 Vincent Pty Ltd, didn’t respond to queries.

by DAVID BELL