SPECULATION is mounting the State Government will strip the City Council of its control over parklands around Adelaide Oval.

The City Messenger has been told Infrastructure Minister Pat Conlon will likely seek to hand control of the parklands to the Stadium Management Authority when he meets with the City Council tonight to discuss the Adelaide Oval redevelopment.

He is also expected to seek an 80-year lease for Adelaide Oval, which would ultimately strip the council of any power over the precinct.

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