北悉尼议会周一晚投票同意将Monford Place出售给克里莫恩地区的私立学校Redlands School，交易价格不低于独立估值价格[1]。这条死胡同完全被校园包围，主要用于教师停车[1]。北悉尼市长Zoe Baker表示"这是一条很短的死胡同，完全被学校包围，主要用于教师停车"[1]。
该议会做出这一决定的背景是，北悉尼游泳池的重建成本从5800万澳元增至超过1.22亿澳元[1]，议会陷入财政困难。北悉尼议会估计每年从不支付房产税的私立学校损失超过100万澳元收入[1]。Baker去年曾写信要求当地学校自愿支付房产税，但学校以非营利组织法律规定为由礼貌拒绝[1]。
当地商业和居民业主对此举表示反对。Strings Embassy老板Dominik Przywara称该街道有18个停车位，是他的客户上课时需要的[1]。
North Sydney Council voted Monday evening to pursue the sale of Monford Place, a dead-end street in Cremorne, to Redlands School, a prominent private institution on Sydney's North Shore [1]. The street, which is almost entirely surrounded by the school campus, would be sold at a price no less than an independent valuation—though the figure remains undisclosed [1].
The council's decision stems from a financial crisis triggered by soaring construction costs for the North Sydney swimming pool, which have nearly doubled from an initial estimate of A$58 million to more than A$122 million [1]. The council also reported losing over A$1 million annually in property tax revenue from the private school, which is exempt from taxation under nonprofit organization laws [1]. Mayor Zoe Baker characterized Monford Place as "a very short dead-end street, completely surrounded by the school, mainly used for teacher parking" [1].
However, the proposed sale has sparked significant opposition from local residents and business owners. Dominik Przywara, owner of Strings Embassy, argued that the street provides eighteen parking spaces essential for his customers attending lessons [1]. These concerns underscore the tension between the council's fiscal pressures and the community's desire to preserve public space and parking access. Baker had previously written to local schools requesting voluntary payment of property taxes, a request the school politely declined citing nonprofit legal requirements [1].