Petitioners ask for footpath upgrade

A petition with 110 signatures has been submitted to Gosford Council asking for the footpath on the east side of Trafalgar Ave between West St and the beach to be upgraded.

The petitioners stated there was an existing path existed in sections where footpath construction had been a condition of recent development applications.

However, they believed the remaining properties were unlikely to become "new builds" for a long time.

The petition stated that although there was a footpath on the opposite side of Trafalgar Ave, there was a growing number of people using the east side of the street to walk to Aldi, the podiatrist, the beach and to the shops in West St.

Also, there was street lighting on this side of the road for night time pedestrian use and petitioners said they believed a new path was definitely needed.

The petition stated that there had been numerous occasions when pedestrians had fallen over on the rough, uneven surface, or cut their bare feet on the sharp stones.

Gosford Council Agenda P.25, 5 Jun 2012