A COMMUNITY forum will be held at the Maleny Community Centre on July 20 to reveal the draft concept for the long-awaited $1.5 million upgrade to the Maleny Streetscape.
The community forum, which will run from 5pm to 8pm, will allow residents to provide feedback on the Sunshine Coast Council’s draft concept and will listen to the community’s perspective on the key areas of Maple Street that needs improvement.
Construction on the delayed streetscape is now not expected to begin until July 2024.
A final concept plan was scheduled to be revealed in late 2022, with construction to start in mid-2023 and a 2025 completion date. Public consultation and input from about 200 residents found the community’s highest priorities were improvements to seating/places to meet, footpaths/accessibility, parking/traffic, shading and Maleny Lane. Maleny’s first streetscape concept plan was started in 2005 with the completion of the project in 2010, and in early 2022, initial project planning was completed for the Maleny Streetscape placemaking project.