His family of 12 farmed the area until the 1950s. Photo www.trip.com
A motion by Cr Asren Pugh (Labor) to amend the LEP to reduce the building height limits in the Wategos residential area from 9m to 8m was unsuccessful at last Thursday’s Council meeting.
After the vote was tied, Mayor Lyon used his casting vote to declare the motion lost. Instead, his motion was unanimous, which asks for a staff report on ‘Existing efforts to limit excessive excavation and any additional proposals to limit excavation that Councillors could consider.’
Also staff are asked for, ‘Any other measures that can be effectively enforced through a chapter of the DCP for Wategos or other measures to limit the bulk and scale of developments that impose on the character of the Wategos area’.
Correction: This story incorrectly stated the notice of motion was by Cr Sarah Ndiaye, whereas it was by Asren Pugh. It has been updated accordingly.
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