Friday, May 7, 2010

Councils fighting developers!

Three councils have joined forces to investigate taking legal action against the Barangaroo develpment! There is a Barangaroo Action Group which has asked the Environmental Defender's Office to find legal means to stop the project. When you compare what was originally proposed, the award winning design below:with what is now proposed:


it isn't hard to see why people think the developers are having a lend of us.

It's worth visiting the Barangaroo Action Group and reading their objectives - which include seeking open and proper planning processes, ensuring commercial interests don't outweigh aesthetic and environmental issues, and making the NSW public aware of issues that will affect Sydney for decades to come. Echoes of recent developments in the Beecroft area! The Barangaroo Action Group invites new members including "concerned citizens from outside the Barangaroo area".

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