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"The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley has backflipped on a decision to introduce one-hour parking in Kununurra&apos;s CBD. After council initially backed the move, the Shire has revealed the one-hour limit would be revised to a maximum of three hours. The restrictions, which are a first for the town, have been introduced as an interim solution to parking woes caused by the town&apos;s new courthouse. At December&apos;s council meeting, it was revealed court attendees were &quot;taking up substantial parking zones&quot; which resulted in &quot;little parking availability for shoppers and employees of respective businesses&quot;. Kununurra Courthouse opened in October, but currently has no carpark. It is understood a 16-bay carpark will be built for users by the State Government next year at the Government offices opposite the court. Shire chief executive Kevin Hannagan said State Government developments did not need to meet the normal planning requirements for developments that other developers must adhere to and therefore the Shire did not have the power to require adequate parking for users of the courthouse. &quot;The Department of the Attorney-General has constructed carparks at the rear of the courthouse and joining to the existing Konkerberry/Messmate Way carpark,&quot; he said. &quot;The State did offer the Shire $220,000 to enable the Shire to develop parking on Shire-managed land, but agreement could not be reached as to the location of the carpark. &quot;The cost of providing parking at the State Government&apos;s preferred location on the grassed verge outside the Kununurra Country Club was insufficient given the services at that location.&quot; On-the-spot fines for exceeding the three-hour restrictions range from $35 to $45. At the December meeting, councillors spoke both for and against the temporary restrictions before Cr Glenn Taylor suggested the one-hour proposal be loosened to three hours. Bays affected include Banksia Street opposite Kununurra Police Station, areas on the eastern side of Coolibah Drive and both sides of Cotton Tree Avenue and Papuana Street."
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