Patonga petition

A petition was received by council, with 175 signatures, from the Patonga General Store on behalf of residents and visitors of Patonga.

The petitioners requested that council rescind its decision to impose an Alcohol Free Zone (AFZ) at numbers six to eight Patonga Drive and objected to the extension of that zone to include number 10 Patonga Drive, Patonga.

They also requested the council''s general manager investigate the accuracy of the business paper dated December 12, 2000, in relation to the AFZ.

The petitioners claimed that statements contained in the agenda paper were false and misleading and therefore represented both a public fraud on the people of Patonga and its visitors and an act of discrimination against the rights of those community members who wished to partake of alcohol.

Council agenda, March 27.