{"id":27978,"date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/4-billion-bridge-plan-sets-off-big-stink-with-kangaroo-island-mayor\/"},"modified":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","slug":"4-billion-bridge-plan-sets-off-big-stink-with-kangaroo-island-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/4-billion-bridge-plan-sets-off-big-stink-with-kangaroo-island-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"$4 Billion Bridge Plan Sets Off Big Stink With Kangaroo Island Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The man behind an ambitious plan to build a bridge between KI and the mainland is lying, says the mayor of Kangaroo Island.<\/h3>\n<p>Universal Bridging Consortium\u2019s John Noonan earlier hit out at the mayor on FIVEAA breakfast after the mayor rubbished the plan to build a $4-5 billion bridge:<\/p>\n<blockquote><h3>\u201cWhile the Kangaroo Island mayor enjoys his isolation, the Kangaroo Island local government can barely manage their budget without help from the mainland,\u201d Mr Noonan said. \u201cThey had to be bailed out from the mainland because they could not manage the airport extension.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayor Peter Clements later rejected Mr Noonan\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<blockquote><h3>\u201cObviously he\u2019s happy to produce lies,\u201d Mr Clements told Alan Hickey. \u201cIf I\u2019d had my chance to respond to that the facts would\u2019ve been very clear.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cIt worries me that a person like that that doesn\u2019t put the facts forward and choses to lie about Kangaroo Island\u2019s financial position is trying to promote a $5 billion bridge.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h3>LISTEN:<\/h3>&#13;\n&#13;\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/david-will\/davidandwillpodcast-23july2018\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man behind an ambitious plan to build a bridge between KI and the mainland is lying, says the mayor of Kangaroo Island. 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