Save Our Springwood

Public Meeting, 12 May 2008

Meeting announcement - Blue Mountains Gazette, 9 May

What was said

This information comes from the butcher's paper where the comments were recorded

Action proposals are underlined.

• Not enough population to support another supermarket.
• Money now goes around the town.
• Coles at Winmalee was needed.
  • Not needed here
• Can't stop change, but can control it.
• Civic Centre needs revitalisation
  • Borrow money to pay for it.
• Apply for grants
• Put up three alternative candidates
• Send emails to Councillors and the Gazette
• (Go to www.springwoodforum.org for Councillor's addresses)
• High Street killed in Penrith.
  • Traffic flows changed
• Springwood is linear
  • Can't grow
• Force Council to be open with what they are going to do
• Manufactured reasons
• Who benefits
• Like it the way it is
• The plans are dreadful
• Input is not being recognised
• Why do we need it?
  • Told Civic Centre needs money to improve
• Timeline
  • EOIs submitted
    • We were told the names
  • To confidential committee
  • To confidential report
  • Shortlist decided at a closed Council meeting
  • We were given summaries of the shortlisted proposals
  • Community consultation
  • Election in September
  • More consultation
  • Detailed requirements issued
    • Could select one of the developers here instead
  • Following is confidential
    This is based on what happened for the EOIs
    • Detailed designs submitted
    • To a committee
    • Report
    • Possible public consultation here
    • Final decision
• Say what we are for.
• Unethical behaviour
  • Predatory pricing
• Locally grown produce
• Talk to all the Councillors
• Ask for Council Officers at the next meeting.
• Library needs to be extended
• "Salubrious Springwood"
• Make Winmalee a major shopping centre and Springwood a place for boutique shopping
• Will make our main street dead
• Lynn Trindall
  • There will be consultation during Phase 2
  • Advisory committee will be told
• Daniel Myles
  • Traffic jam on M4
• We want culture, not commerce
• Not listening to us
• Jamieson started in September 2007
• Silvertons (excluded) is a reputable company
• May have to pay for parking in the carparks in the future
• Katoomba wasn't revitalised (Charotte)
  • 500,000 or more spent so far thinking about it
  • Local shops closing
    • They can't compete
  • People gave up the fight
• Advisory Committee
  • Confidential
  • Chaired by Mayor or Councillors
    • Not neutral
• Next meeting: Monday 19 May, 7:15 PM, here at the Sports Club