Petitions about parking and dogs
Gosford Council has received petitions about parking plans at Patonga and about dogs at Ettalong Beach.
A petition with 280 signatures was collected from residents and visitors of Patonga in support of plans to remove five car parking spaces from the Patonga Beach Hotel.
According to a council report, petitioners stated that the request for the removal of the car parking spaces was in "the best interest of the public" to provide greater safety for children at the hotel and neighbouring fish shop and additional seating for visitors of the hotel.
Council also received a petition with 100 signatures from concerned Patonga residents objecting to the proposed changes to car parking arrangements at the Patonga Hotel.
The council report stated that petitioners objected to the proposed extension of the car park as it would "encroach on the children's playground and adversely impact neighbouring residents, the long established Norfolk Island pine trees as well as the beach dunes, including the Banksia grove on the beachfront".
The petitioners did not agree with plans to change the current parallel parking in Patonga to angled parking as it would "inconvenience residents and road users who will frequently need to stop and wait for cars reversing into car parking spaces on both sides of the narrow and dangerous bend".
"The petitioners also objected to ratepayer funded expenditure of $200,000 plus to provide the proposed car parking spaces when there is already underutilised land along the road to the boat ramp at Dark Corner which should be considered," the council report stated.
Peninsula residents have also lodged a petition with 31 signatures calling on a council review of the current signs prohibiting dogs from Ettalong Beach off the Lance Webb Reserve.
"Residents believe that there should be some allocated times for dogs to go leash free that do not impact on the use of the beach for other residents," the council report stated.
"Residents feel, at a minimum, it is appropriate to allow dogs and owners access to the beach before 8am and after 4.30pm."
Council agenda P.43,46 and 47, 22 Sep 2009