Simon silences opposition to Kingston Foreshore plans

Unless you are eating the dirt under it, the biggest concern about being next to a big substation would be the huge power lines heading into it it. And that isn’t an issue if you have a view of the lake.

agent00 said :

Funny to see people buying million dollar homes in the Kingston area and not knowing they are within 500m2 radius from the electricity substation…unless you want your brain to be fried constantly you shouldn’t live or work close to one!!!

Haha WTF

i wouldn’t describe the community councils as ‘tame’.

there has been many instances where the community councils and actgov have disagreed vocally. ask woden valley community council about their experiences last year.

if you attend a community council meeting where actgov reps are speaking, they are subjected to pretty sharp questioning.

damien haas – committee member, belconnen community council

agent00 said :

Funny to see people buying million dollar homes in the Kingston area and not knowing they are within 500m2 radius from the electricity substation…unless you want your brain to be fried constantly you shouldn’t live or work close to one!!!

Say what! 30m-40m segregation from a substation would be fine. EMR wouldn’t travel from half a kilometer.

Keijidosha said :

“The Kingston Foreshore is a highly changeable, high value area similar to the city centre and it is essential that a decision is made to ensure that development of the precinct is not delayed un-necessarily.”

Translation:

The Kingston Foreshore is a highly polluted, low value area that we’ve managed to promote as exclusive and prestigious, so it is essential that we sell as much of it as possible before people start digging up skeletons.

Alt. translation: the developers give us big campaign donations.

housebound said :

54-11 said :

… And Seven-Storey Simon has a long track record of far too cosy relationships with the developer lobby.

He must have learned after being dumped from planning in 2005/6 (or thereabouts). The word at the time was that he wasn’t being as obedient to developers as he should have been.

hb, I was involved with the LAPACs for many years, including during Simon’s tenure when he abolished them. He was always at the developers’ beck and call, slowly strangling and eventually wiping out almost all effective community consultation.

He’s now got a bunch of very tame Community Councils (sorry Al, but it’s true, because they are dependent on him for their funding and they know what will happen if they stray from the “correct” line).

54-11 said :

… And Seven-Storey Simon has a long track record of far too cosy relationships with the developer lobby.

He must have learned after being dumped from planning in 2005/6 (or thereabouts). The word at the time was that he wasn’t being as obedient to developers as he should have been.

I see that the latest DA at the Foreshore (http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/pubnote/pubnoteDetail_new.asp?DA_no=201120923) plans to remove an easement and reduce another in size.

All in the name of increasing density and reducing public access around the waterside.

And, of course, all in collusion with the LDA.

So much for Katie’s recent announcement of improved transparency and accountability. What a crock from Jon-lite. And Seven-Storey Simon has a long track record of far too cosy relationships with the developer lobby.

agent00 said :

Funny to see people buying million dollar homes in the Kingston area and not knowing they are within 500m2 radius from the electricity substation…unless you want your brain to be fried constantly you shouldn’t live or work close to one!!!

I’m pretty sure the sub-station is getting moved:

http://www.actewagl.com.au/About-us/The-ActewAGL-network/Electricity-network/Electricity-network-projects/New-Eastlake-zone-substation.aspx

Translation: Developers are getting antsy and want to cash in before the next recession.