Thanks to Paul Bibby for his (22 September) story, which addresses the outcome of the Council meeting on 16 September about the proposed 15 lot community title subdivision on Alidenes Road.
I appreciate Cr Cameron’s empathy and support conveyed via this article and his words suggesting that our views as a community had not been fully represented. I thank him and Cr Coorey for voting against the proposal.
Of added interest are the sentiments expressed by a writer in the ‘Backlash’ section of the same edition of this paper, suggesting that Council neither understand our community, nor the planning laws; and that Council favours developers above the environment and community.
It is not okay for Council to pander to developers, and any ‘hinted at’ associated rationale, such as, ‘so that developers don’t take them to court’ is also not okay.
More than a month after that meeting, my feeling of extreme disappointment persists. I continue to question why certain items (regarding input from the Alidenes and Wilsons Creek Residents Association) seemed not to have been accurately represented, and why some had been excluded from the report (received three days prior to meeting).
