Business should not have priority

Peninsula News (May 16) contained more media releases suggesting the council is responsible for stimulating the economy.

A former Federal treasurer, named Keating I believe, boasted that he had his hands on the lever that controls the economy.

The mayor of Gosford and his councillors are not in the same state as the lever and lack the resources of the treasurer.

Does anybody seriously believe that the local council can solve a national problem?

Mr Wales suggests that council should engage local business leaders and retailers to improve the local economy.

This is fair, providing that the council is not consulting parties with a conflict of interest, such as developers, developer consultants, realtors, speculative investors, wealth creators and multi-national concerns.

Financial outcomes are irrelevant when considering socio-economic issues such as quality of life, population density and anti-social activity arising from overpopulation.

Business interests should not be given priority over community interests.

Email, 25 May 2011 Tim Haylor, Umina