Campaign Update - March 2008
On the State Government front…Verity Firth MP continues her support
February / March 2008
Representatives of the forestlodgetrees community group met with Verity Firth (recently appointed Minister for Climate Change and Environment) at her mobile Office at Annandale and Glebe (29 Feb & 1 March). Verity agreed to help us investigate all options to save the Crown land at 9 Alfred Road from development.
December 2007
At the invitation of Verity Firth MP, representatives of the forestlodgetrees community group met again with representatives of the Department of Lands and a representative of the Minister for Lands. Our representatives again vigorously argued the case to retain the Crown land at 9 Alfred Road in public ownership for public open space.
On the Council front … follow-up on Sydney City Council North West Community Forum
As reported in our Nov 07 update, at the forum the Lord Mayor’s representative and Councillor Kemmis acknowledged the impasse in negotiations with the Department of Lands and indicated that they would investigate the current state of negotiations and get back to us. Neither have done so.
As far as we are able to determine Council officers have taken no action to implement Council's unanimously adopted resolution to actively pursue negotiations with the State Government consistent with item no. 23 of the LAPocal Action Plan – North West on 19 February 2007 which states:
“Council will continue to negotiate with the State Government to preserve public ownership of the Crown Land at 9 Alfred Road, Forest Lodge.”
February / March 2008
Representatives of the forestlodgetrees community group met with Verity Firth (recently appointed Minister for Climate Change and Environment) at her mobile Office at Annandale and Glebe (29 Feb & 1 March). Verity agreed to help us investigate all options to save the Crown land at 9 Alfred Road from development.
December 2007
At the invitation of Verity Firth MP, representatives of the forestlodgetrees community group met again with representatives of the Department of Lands and a representative of the Minister for Lands. Our representatives again vigorously argued the case to retain the Crown land at 9 Alfred Road in public ownership for public open space.
On the Council front … follow-up on Sydney City Council North West Community Forum
As reported in our Nov 07 update, at the forum the Lord Mayor’s representative and Councillor Kemmis acknowledged the impasse in negotiations with the Department of Lands and indicated that they would investigate the current state of negotiations and get back to us. Neither have done so.
As far as we are able to determine Council officers have taken no action to implement Council's unanimously adopted resolution to actively pursue negotiations with the State Government consistent with item no. 23 of the LAPocal Action Plan – North West on 19 February 2007 which states:
“Council will continue to negotiate with the State Government to preserve public ownership of the Crown Land at 9 Alfred Road, Forest Lodge.”
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