Do regional plan questions remain forever unanswered?
I have been advised the Central Coast Regional Plan 2016-2036 has been updated.
I can now close off all enquiries related to this plan, concluding my questions will remain forever unanswered.
This lets all council and state government staff off the hook to follow on the same process until the next Regional Plan update,
I am so impressed with public consultation I don't know what would happen without this valuable council-public partnership.
I do recommend a very small improvement in the process, ie to allow residents to present their opinion without answering council's prepared questions.
It could assist the council's public consultation prestige.
It's difficult to improve an almost faultless process, relying only on staff input, when there is untapped expertise in the wings.
I expect Administrator Hart to make a public announcement in the very near future to action this recommendation,
He may go beyond this action to reject the new Regional Plan.
Have we seen the best Mr Hart has to offer?
Can you imagine editions of the Peninsula News without adverse comments against the council?
SOURCE:
Letter, 5 Nov 2022
Norm Harris, Umina