Stop the school at Hoxton Park
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
For the people who does not know what has happened - background info here
If this does not make you fired up, nothing will! Liverpool Council needs to be taught a lesson and they have just been given a blooded nose.
Congratulations to the people of Hoxton Park and especially Marella Harris and the team at Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc.
This should also serve as a warning to developers everywhere; DON'T MESS WITH THE LOCALS! YOU WILL LOSE. EVERY TIME.
A big win in court on Friday 23/3/2012 - As decided by The Honourable Justice P.M. Biscoe:
1. DA-346/2009 (being
for the school) is invalid.
2. The school are not to carry out any work on the site unless a
further consent authorising work is granted.
3. The site is not to be used as a school unless a further consent
authorising such is granted.
4. Order 3 above is suspended until 31 March 2013 (i.e. the school
can operate for a further 12 months during which time a new DA could
be considered).
5. The respondents are to pay the applicant's costs (costs are to be
shared between Liverpool City Council, Australian Federation of
Islamic Councils
Inc and Malek Fahd Islamic School Limited).
6. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Inc and Malek Fahd
Islamic School Limited are to indemnify LCC in respect to
applicant's costs caused
by their unsuccessful defence of the case (the additional HPRAG
costs created by the school's defence of the matter are to be paid
by the school
not LCC).
What this means:
The Development Application as approved by Liverpool Council is obviously INVALID. In other words, Liverpool Council did a shonky job when they approved the application.
No more construction is allowed on the site. The school has been allowed some time to make the structure water tight. The general manager of Liverpool Council is strangely saying that construction is allowed to continue until Wednesday 28/3/2012 and may be extended. That is INCORRECT and in direct violation of the court order.
The
school can continue to operate in its current form and size until 31
March 2013.
Then the school has
to shut its doors and hopefully the demolition bulldozers will move
in or reapply for another DA. But one would think that Liverpool
Council would think very very carefully before approving this again.
And there is an election this year and just to remind you all who
the councillors were who voted to approve this shonky development:
Ali Karnib (ALP) - cllrkarnib@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0411 844 928 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school
Anne Stanley (ALP) - cllrstanley@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0418 163 090 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school
Ned Mannoun - cllrmannoun@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0425 252 505 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school
Ghulam Gillani (ALP) - cllrgillani@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0450 687 411 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school
Mazhar Hadid (ALP) - cllrhadid@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0414 726 273 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school but MAY be supporting us now. To be confirmed.
Jim McGoldrick (ALP) - cllrmcgoldrick@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0410 740 399 (Mobile) - Voted YES to the school but MAY be supporting us now. To be confirmed.
Wendy Waller (ALP) - mayorwaller@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0414 899 936 (Mobile) - Probably the biggest enemy the people of Liverpool has had in a long time. See background info why.
These people haave acted directly against the interest of the the people they were elected to represent and they do not deserve your vote ever again.
The good honest councillors:
Tony Hadchiti - cllrhadchiti@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0433 330 554 (Mobile) - Good honest councillor. Voted NO.
Peter Harle - cllrharle@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0412 736 956 (Mobile) - Good honest councillor. Voted NO.
Gary Lucas - cllrlucas@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0417 451 813 (Mobile) - Good honest councillor. Voted NO.
Nadia Napoletano - cllrnapoletano@liverpool.nsw.gov.au - 0410 540 815 (Mobile) - Good honest councillor. Voted NO
More good news!
O'Farrell government freezes Islamic school's funding
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/ofarrell-government-freezes-islamic-schools-funding/story-fn59nlz9-1226306619798
Traffic
The traffic in the area is very congested as it is now, even without another school. Anyone who travels in or out of the Hoxton Park estate during peak hours or even along Hoxton Park Rd will know how bad the traffic is. Adding another school with eight hundred (800) students is simply not feasible. Secondly, the area does not need another school. What is needed is better and wider roads to cope with the traffic that exists already. If this development is allowed to proceed, the traffic will simply become unbearable and Hoxton Park will cease to function. The widening of Hoxton Park will not adequately cater for future traffic volumes.
Additionally, there is already more residential developments going on in the area and these will also add to the congestion.
Property Values
These are very much influenced by the
traffic conditions in and around the estate.
One objection against another development raised was:
“Concern was raised that the proposal will devalue properties.”
COUNCILS COMMENT WAS: “Property values are not a relevant planning
matter for consideration and no evidence exists to suggest that this may
occur.”
If the impacts on property values are not considered during planning,
when ARE they considered?
And if they are NOT, why not?
It should be considered at some point.
If protecting the property values for the local residents is not looking
after the local community, I do not know what is. This IS the job of
council – to work in the interest of the local community – which should
come first – every time!
Safety
Many residents of Hoxton Park have been concerned about the safety of their families due to the continual gridlock in the area and have vowed that the safety issue cannot be solved by any traffic measures as the area is hemmed in by a number of congested arteries and the proposed developments are only going to worsen the situation.
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