A report on the front page of today's Independent by Kim Waters entitled: "Lives down the drain" reports:
"Charges to cover the cost of drainage works for a proposed retirement home at Clifton Springs could force landowners off their properties, frustrated residents have warned..."
The local councillor, Rod Macdonald, who was elected to represent the residents was quoted as saying:
“It’s a necessary piece of infrastructure that needs to be installed to enable this development to go through and enable development for the rest of the area,” Cr Macdonald said.
The interesting twist to this whole drainage issue is the fact that many property owners are not zoned for high density residential development at this point in time - so they can't make a "financial killing". The long term plan by the Geelong Council is for the entire area to be zoned residential, but until this takes place, residents sitting on their rural blocks are being forced to pay for drainage they can't use or pay for..
Read more at: Lives down the Drain.
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