Lane Cove Golf Course Re-development Proposal

Lane Cove Golf Course Re-development Proposal

The Lane Cove Council has proposed an $85M sports and recreation centre to replace the golf club. 

The bulk and scale of the centre is unsuitable for an environmental conservation zone with endangered and protected species, and an exclusively high value low density living zone. Furthermore, a small council like Lane Cove should not take on such major projects, where the full cost is borne by Lane Cove Residents.

The costs make it imperative that it services the whole of Lower North Shore. However, the location does not enable this and is likely to cause severe hourly 15 minute traffic grid-lock over the weekends.

Furthermore is it appropriate to use Lane Cove rate payer funds to pay for facility for all of Lower North Shore, and for Lane Cove to take on the risk of failure. This is a matter for State government, nor Lane Cove Council.

In the current financial environement with steeply rising interest rates, this may well lead the council to bankruptcy, inlight of it other major project mortgage servicing requirements such as the canopy ($85M proposal). It is a financially irresponsible proposal which maximises construction, with no sensitivity to the impacts to the conservation zone and amenity of the surrounding residences. 

This action is to email key councillors of Lane Cove Council, the auditor general NSW and the Office of Local Government; objecting to the proposed Sports and recreation centre. It will also be submitted as an objection to the DA.

The Lane Cove Council has proposed an $85M sports and recreation centre to replace the golf club. 

The bulk and scale of the centre is unsuitable for an environmental conservation zone with endangered and protected species, and an exclusively high value low density living zone. Furthermore, a small council like Lane Cove should not take on such major projects, where the full cost is borne by Lane Cove Residents.

The costs make it imperative that it services the whole of Lower North Shore. However, the location does not enable this and is likely to cause severe hourly 15 minute traffic grid-lock over the weekends.

Furthermore is it appropriate to use Lane Cove rate payer funds to pay for facility for all of Lower North Shore, and for Lane Cove to take on the risk of failure. This is a matter for State government, nor Lane Cove Council.

In the current financial environement with steeply rising interest rates, this may well lead the council to bankruptcy, inlight of it other major project mortgage servicing requirements such as the canopy ($85M proposal). It is a financially irresponsible proposal which maximises construction, with no sensitivity to the impacts to the conservation zone and amenity of the surrounding residences. 

This action is to email key councillors of Lane Cove Council, the auditor general NSW and the Office of Local Government; objecting to the proposed Sports and recreation centre. It will also be submitted as an objection to the DA.

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