Petition call for road works

Gosford Council has received three petitions calling for roadworks.

A petition with 56 signatures from residents of Cooinda Village in Umina called for council to close the 'right of way' in Neptune St running through the village for the safety and security of aged residents who reside there.

Peninsula Village advised council that the current access through the retirement village attracted such incidents as break and enter, graffiti attacks and louts running through the village at night disturbing elderly residents.

Petitioners requested council's assistance in addressing this problem.

A second petition with 64 signatures from Umina residents requested the urgent resurfacing and repair of Alexander Lane in Umina.

The lane is a narrow, two-way laneway running off West St with a three tonne weight limit.

The petitioners advised council that the lane was the only vehicular access to their homes, and the lane was never intended to carry the volume of heavy vehicles and traffic that it is now subject to.

A petition with four signatures by residents of Fisherman's Parade in Daley's Point requested an unsealed section of road be sealed.

Petitioners stated that due to recent heavy construction traffic and rain the road continued to endanger pedestrians and damage vehicles.

All petitions were noted by council.

Council agenda P.27, P.28 and P.29, 26 May 2009