Consultation to be held on Umina plans

Two consultation workshops will be held at Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club on Wednesday, August 15, about the two planning studies for the Umina Beach Village Centre.

The workshops will be held from 6pm to 8pm for community members and groups and 3pm to 5pm for "stakeholders".

The first planning study, a Transport Management and Accessibility Plan, is expected to help Council better manage traffic, parking, public transport, pedestrian and bicycle movements within the Umina Beach Village Centre and surrounding area.

The second, a Masterplan for a possible Civic Place precinct would look at opportunities for the creation of new indoor and outdoor civic spaces as a community focal point for the Umina Beach Village Centre.

Council, at its meeting of July 3, resolved to adopt the minutes from the Strategy-Policy Forum meeting of June 19 to publicly exhibit the options for the Transport Management and Accessibility Plan and Masterplan.

The consultant team, who have worked with Council in the preparation of the planning options as well as Council officers, will be available to provide explanation and answer any questions in relation to the studies.

The options will be placed on public exhibition for comment for a period of 28 days after the information sessions.

The feedback received during the consultation workshops will be used to make recommendations to Council in relation to the plans.

Email, 3 Aug 2012

Tim Macdonald, Gosford Council