Port Stephens Council has racked up millions of dollars in legal expenses while arguing for rates hikes

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated May 14 2019 - 3:05pm, first published 3:00pm
Limbo: Lagoons Estate developer David Vitnell on stage three of his 8.4 hectare Nelson Bay development that is the subject of long-running court action with Port Stephens Council.
Limbo: Lagoons Estate developer David Vitnell on stage three of his 8.4 hectare Nelson Bay development that is the subject of long-running court action with Port Stephens Council.

PORT Stephens Council racked up $2.779 million in legal expenses in 2018 and is prepared to pay another $1.825 million in legal costs in 2019 after admitting liability in court in the long-running Nelson Bay Lagoons Estate flooding case.

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