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Meeting opposes high rise plans

 

A public meeting attended by more than 120 people on Saturday passed motions opposing high rise in Ettalong and calling for public consultation with councillors.

The meeting passed a motion deploring high rise in Ettalong and demanding that a four-storey option be considered.

It also called for a public consultation forum with councillors which allowed residents to express their views on the Peninsula Urban Directions Strategy.

The meeting asked that the forum take place daytime on a weekend and not during school holidays.

Meeting organiser Mr Bryan Ellis called on residents to oppose recommendations for "consolidated growth" contained within the strategy.

He claimed that the strategy relied on infrastructure for which no provision had been made and which would lead to "excessive over-development".

A further public meeting would be held at Ettalong Progress Hall on Saturday, July 9.

Mark Snell, June 11