Monastir Rd to be renamed

Gosford Council has resolved to rename part of Monastir Rd, Phegans Bay, to Roma Close.

The renaming follows a request from Cr Chris Holstein on behalf of some Horsfield Bay residents.

The residents said that ambulances and other emergency vehicles may go kilometres out of their way due to the two parts of Monastir Rd being unconnected.

The two unconnected parts of Monastir Rd are in Phegans Bay and Horsfield Bay.

Council considered a report some years ago about the road that showed council was unable to construct a roadway to connect the two sections.

A report to council stated that "The effect on property owners' address changes is considered to be insignificant as no properties are addressed to that part of Monastir Rd in the suburb of Phegans Bay."

The report went on to state that research had shown that surrounding street names were on a theme of Queensland towns, with the exception of Monastir Rd, which is North African.

The report stated that to keep with the theme, it was proposed to rename the Phegans Bay part of the street to Roma Close.

The proposal will now be put on public exhibition for a period of 30 days.

Council agenda Env.18, August 2