Page 242 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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At the recent meeting of the Tuggeranong Community Council the council turned over the entire meeting to the issue of what as a community Tuggeranong residents wanted in the upcoming election. Starting the year in this way was a particularly good idea, I thought. I acknowledge that Ms Bresnan was there and indeed Mr Seselja was there. Unfortunately, there was no-one from the government.
It is a shame there was no-one from the government at this meeting because what came out of it was quite a litany of things that people are concerned about and, surprise, surprise, they were all mainly local issues. They were interested in the state of where they lived, they were interested in how where they lived looked, how it functioned and how safe they felt there. They came up with quite a long list and I will read through the list. This is my summary. Minutes were taken and when they come out I am sure it will be a far more accurate summary than the things I managed to jot down. But it does cover the whole gamut of looking after where we live.
The first issue raised was parking at the Tuggeranong town centre, followed closely by parking at Erindale, and indeed somebody then raised parking at Chisholm. There was the issue of illegal dumping: why don’t we have a free collection of bulky goods, and indeed why don’t we have a green bin? The issue of core parking at the Jolimont Centre was raised for when people go to pick up relatives. There is no parking in Civic and it is very difficult.
The conditions of the sportsgrounds were raised and how that affected the community, and indeed the cost of hiring the grounds. There was concern over a debt recovery office and the inability of the government apparently to collect longstanding debts. The issue of safety on roundabouts was raised. The issue of waste in the solar panels project was raised. There was a great deal of concern about overgrown properties: why weren’t people keeping their properties in a reasonable condition so that people did not have to walk off the footpath to go around a certain block, or get their heads knocked off as they try to duck under a hedge? With that also was: why isn’t the government maintaining their properties?
Lake Tuggeranong came up and it was topical, given some of the articles that have appeared: the conditions of the lake, the surrounds, the debris in the lake, the smell emanating from the lake and algae in the lake. Particular issues were raised about Mortimer Lewis Drive—there is a public meeting tomorrow night for those that are interested—issues that I think have been driving the residents crazy but they are still waiting for answers on. Enforcement of building controls—that you build what you plan and have had approved and that you do it in a timely fashion—was raised. There was a general discussion on water quality and how what goes into Lake Tuggeranong then gets into the Murrumbidgee. Issues were raised about the western side of the Murrumbidgee and then the water quality downstream of the Murrumbidgee.
Charity bins, which I think we are all quite aware of, are an issue. The large government office block was raised and people were quite sad at the waste of the money and the backflip. A rapid transport system was spoken of—Tuggeranong to Civic direct and quickly. A tertiary education facility for Tuggeranong was raised, given that we seem to be the only town centre that does not have a tertiary education
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