I write regarding the proposed development at 6–10 Station Street in Bangalow.
Having attended the movie ‘\The Hidden Life of Trees during the Bangalow Film Festival, a relevant point caught my attention.
I’m sure Peter Wohlleben articulated this more clearly than I will here, but basically I’m wondering… where is the current demarcation between the ‘rights’ of a person to make a profit in the present, and the ‘rights’ of future generations to benefit from a particular site?
In Peter’s case, his concern is the logging of natural forests, but here in the Byron Shire, quaint, historic architecture is under threat. It comes under the heading of ‘the greater good’, does it not? (Noun: Greater good. For the benefit of the public, of more people than oneself.)
It’s perfectly reasonable to build new architecture on vacant blocks of land in town, or within subdivisions on the outskirts of town. But to me, it just doesn’t make sense to demolish successfully functioning, historic architecture when these other two options exist.
I hope the developers reconsider. I have intel that the property is viable as an income-producing investment as it stands (not to mention capital appreciation).
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