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Gosford cbd planning is a sham The residents have spoken ...             No HIGH RISE .

ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE WOY WOY PENINSULA?
COMMENT ON THE PENINSULA URBAN DIRECTION STRATEGY.
Say NO to 5 stories or more.
Say NO to more traffic congestion
                       The lack of public consultation by Gosford council is an outrage!!!!  
From the series of public meetings held to inform the residents of the impact of this strategy on there lifestyle, there was overwhelming support for low rise business centres(less than 4 stories in Woy Woy, 4 in Ettalong and 3 in umina), as was the demand for better public consultation not just token displays.

  Yet The avalanche of development applications continues with a proposed 9 stories building opposite the current out rigger resort.
Is Ettalong to become the new gold coast or have another cockle bay clone taking public crown land for private profit.

Are you concerned about a 40 year lease given to a prvate consortium to use your land.
Send your concerns to The Premier,  Morris Iemma, Marie Andrews member for Peats as well as the  Minister for planning.

MORE PEOPLE, MORE TRAFFIC, MORE STRAIN ON OUR OVERLOADED INFRASTRUCTURE.

The unit avalanche continues  
TELL COUNCIL AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT NO MORE !!!!                                                               Next time it could be you who is overshadowed  and hemmed in by bricks and mortar.
CONTACT GOSFORD COUNCIL AT www.gosford.nsw.gov.au and click on the link  council.

Do you have concerns about a development, loss of privacy ,Overshadowing, losing trees or view
Contact us at  soscc@hotmail.com

The peak hour gridlocked traffic that is a regular occurrence on Blackwall road is soon to be replicated on Ocean Beach road.
The council in it's infinite wisdom is to place roundabouts, traffic lights and other trafic controll measures in between Dunban road and the Primary school to improve the traffic flow. HUh dont they listen ? Can't they see the impacts of such controlls are having on Blackwall road.

The answer is not more lights ,but less people and better public transport. What is to happen when all the on street parking is removed from ocean beach road????


WATCH THIS SPACE

     P.U.D.S is passed as a draft strategy by Gosford Council
                       12th April 2006

The peninsula urban directions strategy was adopted by Gosford City council in a shameful exercise of disdain for the community overwhelming desire for low rise business centres no higher than 3 stories as suggested by state policy 71 and DCP 159.

Once again the public consultation was exposed as a sham. Gosford council didnt want to know the residents view ,just get the inside running from the development community.
Voting for strategy for the sake of it having one is poor policy management which does'nt reflect the greater communities needs.

Soscc rejects the high Growth Consolidation That Council voted for. This strategy has no answer to the chronic traffic problems, overloaded infrastructure, Deficit in open space and the increasing social disfunction and crime.

Suggesting 6 stories high rise residential around a train station because it is difficult to get to the station from Umina or Ettalong  is a joke. This intensification will just creates more  traffic congestion, as people have been shown time and time again to love their car.

This strategy is not the answer to any of the concerns raised by the councillors of all persuasions of infrastrucutre deficit, traffic congestion, social dysfunction and the creation of slums in vertical villages,although the strategy was passed through regardless.

    We  Maintain our call for low rise in the town centres. With a maximum of 3 stories in Umina and Woy Woy  and 4 Stories in Ettalong.  

More medium density adds to more strain on the fragile infrastructure balance. Studies show increased consolidation increases crime and many other social ills that are evident  already aound the peninsula, yet thousands more are to be squeeeeezed in.

Make a stand today dont wait till your amenity and lifestyle is affected. Make  your thoughts on this strategy be known to those in power today!
This is still just a draft for the local environnment plan


There is no demonstrated strategic requirements to accommodate population growth in the PUDS document,and only a modicum of design quality is not good enough. With NO strategic basis only a demand by the state government that the Peninsula accept unsustainable continued growth. Gosford council was obliged to say  NO.
IT DID'NT ...Just to save face from being ascribed a dysfunctional unit the mayors casting vote was used, dissmissing their constituents legitimate concerns all for an economic argument.


The council resolution adopted on 5 April 05 states
"It be noted that the draft Peninsula Urban Design Strategy is dependant on State Government and Council providing the necessary infrastructure to match the anticipated population growth on the peninsula"

WHERES THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COUNCIL AND
                   MINISTERS???