Stop making excuses

It's time for Gosford Council to stop denying responsibility for shared funding of the dredging off Ettalong Beach.

By adopting the Brisbane Water Management Plan, they acknowledge the shared cost of maintaining the channels.

These were the guidelines in 1995 when they contributed to the cost of dredging and these are still the guidelines today.

Flooding the community with excuses for not contributing to the dredging is not acceptable and is treating us with contempt.

If the council is not responsible, why are their officers recommending they contribute financially?

Increased federal funding has at least partly offset Mayor Holsteins' claims of cost shifting from the State, some of which is untied in order for council to prioritise its use.

Dredging is a priority.

Stop making excuses, accept your responsibility and do it.

Amanda Ross, Ettalong Beach