Friday, 16 December 2005
Media Statement
Randwick City Council has completely abandoned months
of work undertaken in preparing an extensive series of proposed heritage
Conservation Zones across the Council area.
Greens Councillor Margaret Woodsmith states that the
Greens are "appalled" that Liberal and Labor Councillors combined to
vote down the staff recommendation after heavy lobbying.
Cr Woodsmith said that it was an over reaction by the
Councillors to dump the entire scheme and that it could have been made to work
by the dropping of the more contentious streets.
She said,
"I have received calls after the meeting from
some of my constituents in Randwick and Clovelly expressing their regret that
it did not pass as they were in favour of the conservation proposals. I do feel
that the Liberal and Labor Councillors over reacted and threw the baby out with
the bath water. The Greens were willing to accept amendments to make it
work."
CONTACT: North Ward Greens Councillor Margaret
Woodsmith