The Weekly Times - 14th February, 2018

Wednesday 14 February, 2018 THE WEEKLY TIMES 9
Council acts, as tensions reach boiling point in Bonnefin Road
A NIGHTMARE parking problem on Bonnefin Road looks likely to
be resolved through the intervention of Hunters Hill Council.
Tensions have
reached boiling point
on the narrow. winding
road due to the problem
of cars, trucks and
trades vehicles parked
on footpaths, across
driveways and on the
street where they block
the road.
The Weekly Times
can confirm that some
locals have called the
police to book neighbours’
cars on footpaths
because they
block pedestrian access
and force young
mothers with prams to
walk on the road.
More than one
tradesman parked on
the footpath told The
Weekly Times the only
other alternative is to
park on the kerbside,
blocking access to
garbage trucks, residents’
cars and emergency
vehicles.
Hunters Hill Group
Manager for Development
and Regulatory
Control, Steve
Kourepis, confirmed
the information given
to this newspaper and
that an emergency
meeting of residents
was held on Wednesday
to find a solution.
“Council acknowledges
the issues, the
fact that parking on
the footpath is illegal
and that emergency
vehicles and our own
waste removal trucks
have had difficulty getting
through,” he said.
“We commissioned
an engineers report
in December, we’ve
put up options, we’ve
given residents an opportunity
to comment
and councillors have
walked the road and
hosted a workshop
and now we have a
way to go forward.”
Seven options put
by residents emerged
from the workshop.
They are shared zone
parking, one-way traffic
conditions, one side
of the road only parking,
staggered parking,
road widening, a
residents-only parking
scheme and on footpath
parking with no
enforcement.
“The on footpath
parking with no enforcement
is, in fact,
illegal,” Mr Kourepis
said.
“We are now going
to bring the proposals
back to a council
meeting and all those
(residents) who attended
the workshop will
be notified.”
Mayor Mark Bennett
has applauded councillors
and staff for
their proactive role as
well as residents who
attended the workshop.
The Weekly Times acknowledges
footpath
parking problems occur
in other streets and
that these problems
have increased in the
last decade.
One local senior citizen
said it is a sign of
the times.
“Why some mothers
feel a need to park
their big SUVs on our
footpath or across our
driveway when they
drop their children off
to school, when the
school is a few yards
up the road from where
they live, staggers belief
,” he said.
These TWT on-thespot
PHOTOS show
vehicles illegally
parked on footpaths
on Bonnefin Road, at
locations where parking
on the road would
block emergency and
other access.
Toic waste has cost us millions,
residents tell council
ANGR residents from
radioactive waste contaminated
Nelson Parade and
nearby streets in Hunters
Hill say their homes have
been collectively devalued
by an estimated 7 million
as a result of the state
governments failure to remove
the toic danger.
Resident Philippa Clark
and supporters of the Nelson
Parade Action Group
told Monday night’s council
meeting they cannot sell
their homes or borrow money
for them and are shocked
that Lane Cove MP Anthony
Roberts hasn’t forced a
clean up despite repeated
requests.
We’ve suffered cruel
barbs from people, causing
us distress and children
have been banned from visiting
our children because of
the danger from the radioactive
waste,” Ms Clark said.
Deputy Mayor Ross Williams
accused the state
government of “playing political
games” and Liberal Clr
Zac Miles said it is time the
council and residents forced
the issue.
“It is up to us to give them
a boot up the backside to
get things done,” Clr Miles
said.
Residents will hold a
public meeting at Hunters
Hill Town Hall this Tuesday
night, February 20 from 7
pm.
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A COUNCIL JUNKET was
shut down by councillors
in Hunters Hill on Monday
night.
Councillors voted by six
votes to one to replace
their annual workshop at a
plush city venue with a simple
workshop at the Town
Hall or other local meeting
place.
“Venue hire, accommodation
in the CBD and dinner
at a restaurant is a considerable
expense,” Deputy
Mayor Ross Williams said.
“And from what I can see,
our budget is out of control
at the moment.”
Mayor Mark Bennett rejected
claims Hunters Hill’s
budget is out of control but
supported the motion to
scrap the junket.
Money saved will go to
the council’s local grants
fund.
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A CONTROVERSIAL
proposal to trap pet cats
in wildlife protection areas
and fine owners hundreds
of dollars to get them back
was deferred by Hunters
Hill councillors on Monday
night.
Councillors will now study
a new report on wildlife
protection areas in Boronia
Park and Buffalo Creek
Reserve - submitted by
the council’s wildlife expert
Jacqui Vollmer - which acknowledges
cat owners’
concerns.
“Council acknowledges
there will be initial difficulties
as cat owners adjoining
bushland adjust to their new
responsibilities,” Ms Vollmer
advised councillors.
“This issue will now be
addressed through a targeted
education program
that provides strategies for
adjusting cats to an indoor
environment.”
The education campaign
is also expected to focus on
the risk to domestic cats in
bushland areas, particularly
from feral foxes and vermin
eradication measures.
Hunters Hill General
Manager Barry Smith has
requested clearly defined
boundary maps for the proposed
wildlife protection
areas.
H U N T E R ’ S H I L L C O U N C I L
HUNTER’S HILL COUNCIL
NOTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS
I n a cco r d a n ce w i t h s1 0 1 o f t h e E n vi r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g a n d A sse ssm e n t A ct
E n vi r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g a n d A sse ssm e n t R e g u l a t i o n s 2 0 0 0 t h e f o l l o w i n g D e
a p p r o ve d b y C o u n ci l f o r D e ce m b e r 2 0 1 7 – Ja n u a r y 2 0 1 8 . C o n se n t s a r e a va i l a b
during office hours at the Customer Service Centre, 22 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill.
DECEMBER 2017 – JANUARY 2018
DA NO. PROPERTY PROPOSAL
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 6 2 8 T h e P o i n t R o a d , W o o l w Pi ch r u n i n g o f t w o ( 2 ) t r e e s
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 6 9 6 2 A T h e P o i n t R o a d , W o oR l ew mi cho va l o f o n e ( 1 ) t r e e
Alterations and partial demolition of existing
d w e l l i n g , co n st r u ct i o n o f a p a r t 4 a n d
2 0 1 3 - 1 1 5 2 - 2 7 P i t t w a t e r R o a d , G l a d e residential svi l l e flat building accommodating 21 units
– s9 6 – i n st a l l a t i o n o f p u m p r o o m b e h i
va l ve r o o m
A l t e r a t i o n s & a d d i t i o n s – co n ve r t st o r e
2 0 1 6 - 1 2 1 7 - 15B Woolwich Road, Hunters Hill
new bedroom, extend and alter existing bathroom
a n d i n st a l l n e w w i n d o w – s. 9 6 – a l t e r l
b a t h r o o m a n d W . C . a r r a n g e m e n t
2 0 1 7 - 1 0 6 8 St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill
I n st a l l a t i o n o f t w o ( 2 ) b a ske t b a l l co u r
the Mary Street entrance of the school
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 6 5 5 Ferdinand Street, Hunters Hill R e m o va l o f o n e ( 1 ) t r e e a n d p r u n i n g o f
To demolish the existing dwelling and to construct
2 0 1 7 - 1 0 6 7 6 Campbell Street, Hunters Hill a n e w d w e l l i n g w i t h a t t a ch e d g a r a g e p
sw i m m i n g p o o l , r e t a i n i n g w a l l s a n d l a n
Part demolition (restoration to existing single
st o r e y co t t a g e ) a n d a l t e r a t i o n s & a d d i
2 0 1 6 - 1 0 3 8 - 11 Mark Street, Hunters Hill
t o w e a t h e r b o a r d r e si d e n ce p l u s T o r r e n
su b d i vi si o n – s. 9 6 . – d e l e t i o n o f s. 9 4 A
co n d i t i o n
2 0 1 7 - 1 0 9 1 10 Milling Street, Hunters Hill
Alterations and additions to existing dwelling
i n cl u d i n g n e w sw i m m i n g p o o l
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 5 5 1 5 1 V i ct o r i a R o a d , G l a d eFirst svi use l l e of ground floor tenancy plus signage
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 4 6 58-60 Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill Internal fitout and use of orthodontic practice
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 0 6 15 Mayfield Avenue, Woolwich
Alterations and additions to rear of existing
d w e l l i n g
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 0 7 1/52-54 Milling Street, Hunters Hill A l t e r a t i o n s a n d a d d i t i o n s i n cl u d i n g r e
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 0 0 87 Park Road, Hunters Hill
Alterations and additions including new first floor to
existing dwelling and new carport
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 4 2 7 Woodward Road, Hunters Hill Alterations and additions to existing dwelling
Demolition of existing terrace, new swimming
2 0 1 7 - 1 0 5 4 21 Crown Street, Henley
p o o l a n d t e r r a ce w i t h o p e n t r e l l i s, l a n
modifications and removal of two (2) trees
Minor internal alterations to existing bathroom,
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 4 1 74 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill n e w e n su i t e , r e f u r b i sh m e n t o f ki t ch e n
D e m o l i sh ca r p o r t , n e w g a r a g e & t e r r a c
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 0 4 20A Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill
Refit existing meeting room & Kitchen, new lobby
addition, a new raised terrace, new children’s
playground & reconfiguration of garbage storage
a r e a
Demolish existing structures and construct 2 x twost
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 4 5 3A Venus Street, Gladesville
o r e y a t t a ch e d d w e l l i n g s, f e n ci n g , t r
and Strata Subdivision
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 2 8 37 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill
I n st a l l a t i o n o f t w o ( 2 ) p o st si g n s i n t h e
t w o ( 2 ) b u i l d i n g si g n s
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction
2 0 1 7 - 1 0 8 0 8 Martin Street, Hunters Hill
o f a n e w t w o st o r e y d w e l l i n g w i t h g a r a
sw i m m i n g p o o l
2 0 1 3 - 1 1 5 2 - 3 7 P i t t w a t e r R o a d , G
Alterations and partial demolition of existing
d w e l l i n g , co n st r u ct i o n o f a p a r t 4 a n d
l a d e svi l e
residential flat building accommodating 21 units -
S.96 – deletion/alteration of condition 82
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 4 4 16 Gladstone Avenue, Hunters Hill R e m o va l o f o n e t r e e
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 3 0 25 Mark Street, Hunters Hill
T o ca r r y o u t a l t e r a t i o n s a n d a d d i t i o n s
existing dwelling house
2 0 1 7 - 1 1 5 8 58 Farnell Street, Hunters Hill P r o p o se d a w n i n g r o o f
Barry Smith
G E N E R A L M A N A G