Our Byron Council, along with many others, causes more problems than it solves.
I wish to complain re local government policies about a failure to follow rules and regulations. I have found within our shire there is a problem of ‘no response’ to emails or letters sent. There is also neglect in applying legislation and local government rules.
I have been so frustrated by the local events in Bayside, the ever-increasing sinkholes appearing within our roads and within private property. These sinkholes have been consistently recurring, and growing in number over the past few years.
The problem is poor construction of our storm water system, and then the additional developments that will add the additional storm water from the pods. Now the Wallum development’s storm water is to be additional to the flow in a pre-exsisting drain to the south that runs into the Simpsons Creek.
I had written to Council re that drain of approximately 500 metres eroding and causing huge numbers of old growth trees to fall into the drain. This drain is where hundreds of homes are to have their hard surfaces directed to this outlet into Simpsons Creek. No response again from Council.
Our valuations were submitted to us earlier this year. I had questioned the ridiculous unimproved valuations as I know to fix these poorly operating systems will take massive dollars. Whereas for us in pre-existing Bayside the roads will all need to be dug up to repair the failed storm water system.
The cause is that the pipeline has failed due to no geofabric and gravel to support those old pipe works that used rubber collars to hold them in place. Thus our storm water drains are not operating as they have obviously collapsed. The Wallum storm water channel will need to be engineered with a stable rock base. That base will need heavy machinery to distribute those rocks causing more damage and clearing of vegetation to complete. If not done then more subsidence will happen and more trees will fall, creating a dam.
I went into Council chambers to view the proposed storm water system and found that there was no plan in place.
We went into chambers to represent our opposition regarding storm water but of course my microphone was switched off when I had my turn to speak.
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