Failed Planning System
Advance declaration of conclusions with evidence pointing to opposite direction. Outcome is Council’s proposal for urban growth in flooding zone near environmentally sensitive areas.
Despite 75% of Council survey respondents proposing sustainable urban development, non-urban land was excluded the local community planning process.
Council’s misrepresentation of 116 survey submissions as only 34 submissions.
Council’s disregard for 65% of submissions for Rural Strategy. Request to utilize $1.5mil in rates to improve community outcomes - preparation of the Master Plan - ignored.
Outcomes
Catastrophic Environmental and Economic outcomes - lack of sanitation, environmental degradation, pollution.
Extreme social disparities, injustice, hostilities, toxic social climate.