Let's welcome development

I totally agree with Mary Koopman's submission in the Peninsula News on Monday, February 7.

My great grandfather owned a property in Ettalong in the 1890s and I am now retired here.

I have seen a lot of changes in Ettalong and we can all mourn the loss of the village.

I can remember when The Esplanade was a mud heap, Trafalgar Ave was still an air strip and St Huberts Island was a mangrove swamp.

With the advent of the F3, it would have been impossible to keep the village.

With people also come services such doctors, dentists and a variety of shops.

Let's get rid of the boarded up shops and welcome some development as we who have known this area for over 70 years have had to come to terms with.

Online Submission, 10 Feb 2011 Patricia Lawrence, Ettalong