TEC to meet Hastings Mayor on Area 14

Thursday, 04 March 2004 10:00

"As well as meeting the Mayor and senior officers, we are inviting a consolidated submission from local community groups concerned about the development issues and will be examining matters such as:

- Justification for choosing to develop the coastline ahead of previously preferred development areas;
- Impacts of a Greater Lake Cathie and Bonny Hills Township with 10,000 people;
- Large urban extension along the south of Lake Cathie and impact on the Lake;
- Urban consolidation versus urban sprawl;
- Sustainability of vegetation corridors, wetlands and threatened species across the area and impacts of housing 10,000 people on them;
- Increased sewerage and pumping into dunal area;
- Stormwater controls;
- Management of acid-sulphate soils;
- Water resource impacts;
- Cumulative impacts;
- Measures to ensure efficient energy and water use (re subdivision, infrastructure design);
- Adequacy of community consultation; and
- Implications of closely associated developments, such as Carnegie Cove."