Regarding Councillor Jack Dods’ patronising comment about residents’ concerns in last week’s Echo news article, ‘Merivale development approved as neighbours warn of noise, parking and “act first, ask later” approach’.
Unless he, or his family, have had personal experience of being affected by a late-night trading venue, the comment that residents can stomach impacts was highly unwarranted.
Immediate residents, the primary school and churches existed in the precinct well before said development was approved. Impacts will also be felt in a residential area wider than the immediate vicinity.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
