Crown Rd - second quarterly report

I am writing to provide the second quarterly progress report on matters raised with the usual great fanfare from Gosford Council.

Media releases, newspaper articles "Gosford City Roads and Buildings Revamp", and of course the specific mention of Crown Rd being one of Council's priorities.

Yes, we have had unusually wet weather, but the only signs of work are the mounds of hot-mix dumped in the craters twice since my November update.

I have been told that the announcement made in July 2012 may in fact have related to Crown Rd being made the rehabilitation course for workers returning from workplace injuries as part of their return to work program under the relevant Workplace Health and Safety legislation.

If this is the case then I don't believe they will ever have enough workers to cope with the craters.

Perhaps Gosford Council could get NASA to build them a copy of the Curiosity robot on Mars that is apparently capable of drilling, analysing and coping with unusual terrain.

They could use the money given to them for doing the Crown Rd rehabilitation as a deposit.

Then again with the frequent visits by the return to work crew, perhaps all of the monies allocated for that work have been spent on rehabilitating the workers.

As mentioned, my concern was that the rising sea levels would overtake the possibility of completing these works by 2055, just a quick report the tide has risen by 1000th of a millimetre, so please hurry Gosford Council, I am not a young man at 82.

Thank you at least to the "return to work crew" who at least try to make the track negotiable, but I wish the spin doctors who made the announcements back in July 2012 were made to do the work for you.

Then perhaps they would think twice about making mudguard promises, all shiny on top but rubbish underneath.

Get on with the job, the money has been allocated according to your proclamation.

Next update in June.

Email, 5 Mar 2013

Dennis Tonnet, Umina