Petitions about bridge

Two petitions were received by council about the Spike Milligan Bridge recently, one in favour of the name and another in favour of "The Woy Woy Cycleway Bridge".

The first petition, with 101 signatures, asked that the footbridge be named "The Spike Milligan Bridge", in memory of "the most famous comedian and his family ties with Woy Woy".

A second petition, with 49 signatures, was also received from Central Coast residents objecting to the naming of the bridge as "Staples Bridge".

Petitioners asked why the bridge had to be named after any particular person as there were "many pioneering families who could put a claim to its naming".

They stated that since the opening of the Woy Woy Railway Bridge in the late 1800s, the water crossing had been known as "The Woy Woy Bridge".

They supported the name of the "Woy Woy Cycleway Bridge".

Both petitions were referred to council's information management and technology department.

Council agenda P.35, P.37, 3 Jul 2007