Yet another monstrosity

The business fraternity at Ettalong is delighted by the news of the Tesrol development and the Federal money to be spent on the beachfront, for obvious reasons.

I doubt whether the residents who will lose their views or breezes will be so happy.

Nor will all those residents and visitors who like to walk to a lookout for the scenic views, who will now find the scene marred by yet another monstrous over-sized building.

This new Tesrol development is 50 per cent higher than that stipulated by the Gosford DLEP.

What is the point of having regulations if exceptions are constantly being made?

How can our Federal member wax lyrically about the "improvements" to Ettalong beachfront and at the same time ignore the information coming from Greg Combet's office about sea level rise?

What is the point of having a State Department of the Environment and Climate Change to advise parliamentarians and the public regarding rising waters on the Coast, when it is even ignored by its own masters?

These people in power seem not to realize any connection between the coast here and the man-made beaches of the Gold Coast which were recently under water.

If the sea levels at Davistown are expected to rise, why will this not affect the suburb of Ettalong?

Letter, 6 Jan 2011 Margaret Lund, Woy Woy Bay