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Recent bulletins to email subscribers
12 August
2011
The Association has received a
letter from Shell Refining about an information session to
outline the decision by Shell to convert Gore Bay into a
competitive product import terminal. This plan is likely to
take effect by mid 2013. Representatives of the Greenwich
Community Association will be attending the meeting and will
report back at our public meeting on 17 August. Residents are
welcome to attend the Shell information session. If you wish
to do so please call Tom Lawson on 9436 1984 or Merri
Southwood 0412 361331 by the morning of Monday 15 August so
that we can advise Shell of numbers for catering purposes.
13 July
2011
The Greenwich Community Association
meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday 20 July 2011, has
unfortunately had to be cancelled due to unforeseen
circumstances.
A new date for the next
Greenwich Community Association meeting will be advised via
the newsletter and on our website.
27 June 2011
UPDATE ON COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 20
One of the items on the Agenda for the Council Meeting
on June 20 was a proposal to change the conduct of the Public
Forum, which is the period prior to the commencement of formal
Council deliberations in which people are given the
opportunity to address full Council about matters that concern
them.
Several members of the community took the opportunity
to address Council at the meeting, both as individual
community members and on behalf of community
groups.
Council resolved unanimously to maintain the status
quo. No review date was discussed.
NEW WATERBROOK DA FOR NIELD AVE
Waterbrook has
abandoned plans for the approved hospital on the Nield Ave.
site due to an inability to get the beds approved by the
government.
They have now lodged a DA for a
residential development on the site comprising 141 apartments.
The DA will be determined by the regional planning
panel.
Details of the proposal are
available on the council web site and for inspection at the
council chambers and library.
Submissions on the DA should be
made to council by Wednesday June
29th.
20 June
2011
*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT JUNE 20 AT 7PM***
At its meeting tonight, Council will consider
changes to the rights of residents to address Council in public
forum at meetings.
Recommendations include:
- requiring speakers to pre-register
- the General Manager deciding if approval to speak
will be granted
- the right to speak being limited to speaking only
once on a subject in a 3 month period
- for development applications, only 2 speakers for
and against
- limiting the amount of time to be granted to the
public forum.
The text of the recommendation to go before Council
tonight reads as follows:
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council:-
1.Trial
for 6 months the following process for the Public
Forum:-
a)
No restrictions on members of the public speaking to items on
the Agenda;
b)
Members of the public not speaking to items on the Agenda need
to register by 12pm on the day of the Council Meeting and
provide a précis of the subject matter they wish to discuss.
The General Manager (in consultation with the Mayor where
necessary) would grant approval for each of these speakers.
Approval is limited to speaking on the same subject only once
in a 3 month period.
c)
For development applications, there be a maximum of 2 speakers
for and 2 against an
Item.
2.
Publicise the changes to the Public Forum in the local
newspaper, by e-newsletter and on Council’s
website.
If you wish to express your views on the proposed
changes, please come to the meeting tonight at 7pm and speak
on the matter. It may be your last chance!
Here's the link to the Agenda - http://www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bps/Open/2011/CNL_20062011_AGN_WEB.HTM
Look for "Review of Public Forum".
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