Springwood Town Centre Project

• Survey - conducted in May 2010
• Springwood Community and Cultural Facilities and Services - Needs Analysis Report
• Vision for Springwood - statement endorsed by Adam Searle, Alison McLaren, Daniel Myles, Fiona Creed, Mark Greenhill, Terri Hamilton
• 60% want the poll after proponents have provided more details
• Advisory Committee
• Information on referendums and polls

Council meetings

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• 15 April 2010 - Briefing for stakeholders - Springwood Civic Centre
  • See also: Notes from Richard Jackson-Hope - detailed notes o what was said
• 2 February 2010
  • Item 23: Amended program for Springwood town centre project
    Passed unanimously
    See: Report and recommendations, and the decision.
• 30 December 2009 - rescission motion on 15 December decision; not carried.
• 15 December 2009 - put the Needs Analysis Report and Visions for Springwood on exhibition; further research the priorities; report on options for timing of the poll; continue to consult; hold special meeting on 4 May 2010 in Springwood.
• 17 Feb 2009 - Mayoral minute: write to developers to see if they are still interested; have poll; report on suggested process; no further action until this is done. See also: news story saying the developers said they are interested.
• 11 March 2008 - proceed with Coles, Jamieson, and Woolworths and not the others; develop program plan; seek advice from Department of Local Government regarding public-private partnerships; all major briefings to be in Springwood. See also: timeline and project plan.

Media

• 2010
  • Springwood debate hits new lows - 14 July
  • Springwood poll debate takes nasty turn - 30 June
  • Council decides poll topic for Springwood revitalisation - 23 June
  • Passions stirred at two meetings - 23 June
  • Councillors prove poles apart over the Springwood poll - 6 January
• 2008
  • Less choice as Coles culls its product lines 15 October, Sydney Morning Herald (new browser window)
  • A big box comes knocking Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, 26-27 July 2008
  • Town facelift fears - 10 July - about Save our Springwood town meeting
  • Show of strength - 21 May
  • Councillors vow to keep town's views - 14 May
  • 9 May
    • Public meeting on Springwood's future
    • Changes vital - letter
    • Dream threatened - letter
  • 19 March
    • Long road to go
    • Supermarket sweep
    • Woolworths proposal centres on civic centre site
• 2007
  • Woolies and Coles vie for Springwood prize - 17 October 2007
    One of the worst kept secrets in the Mountains was confirmed on Monday when Woolworths was named as one of the five companies who want to take part in Springwoods revitalisation.
  • Full steam ahead - 17 October 2007
    Council will forge ahead with calling for private sector proposals to revitalise Springwood's town centre, despite strong opposition at an extraordinary council meeting last Friday.
  • Stay positive - Councillors defend Springwood town centre revitalisation - 10 October 2007
    Springwood's ward councillors have put on a united front to call for an end to negativity threatening to overwhelm the town's revitalisation project.
  • Opposition grows to supermarket - September 26 2007
    Critics of a possible new supermarket development in Springwood have fired a pre-emptive strike at council before it has even called for expressions of interest from the private sector to revitalise the town.
  • 'No worth' in Woolies plan - September 26 2007
    Council is facing increasing pressure to reject any move by Woolworths to come to Springwood after the town's Chamber of Commerce formally criticised this possibility last week.