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Lawson—facilities
(Question No 3224)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, upon notice, on 24 July 2020:
(1) Given that the ACT Government’s website promoting the suburb of Lawson states that “The estate has been planned to encourage active transport through the provision of extensive cycling and pedestrian paths. Opportunities for healthy lifestyles and community interaction have been maximised through the development of parks, playgrounds, cycleways, pathways, access to the lake’s foreshore, a lookout and a site reserved for a community garden”, can the Minister provide an indicative timeline of when the current residents of Lawson should expect development of (a) extensive cycling and pedestrian paths, including ones providing access from current residential areas to the Belconnen Town Centre and replacing the informal path that residents have created walking down the hill to the entry to Wanderlight Avenue, (b) access to the Lake Ginninderra foreshore, (c) a lookout, (d) a community garden, (e) parks that include sporting facilities and/or barbecue areas, (f) commercial facilities and (g) road access into Lawson opposite Aikman Drive.
(2) How many of these cycling and pedestrian paths will be developed in Lawson stage 1, and how many will be in Lawson stage 2.
(3) How many parks with sporting facilities and/or barbecue areas will be developed in Lawson stage 1, and how many will be in Lawson stage 2.
(4) Where will the lookout and community garden be located.
(5) What protections are in place to make sure that the private developer of Lawson stage 2 provides all promised amenities and facilities.
(6) What oversight does the ACT Government have over when these amenities and facilities will be completed.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Lawson Estate is being developed in two stages. Stage 1 construction was completed in mid-2019.
The development of Lawson Stage 2 is currently the subject of an ongoing land sale tender process. It is anticipated that the tender process will be finalised in late 2020. Construction works would likely commence approximately 12 months after the award of the tender. Construction completion could be a further two to three years.
Many of the facilities detailed in Question 1 are already in place. The remainder will be developed as part of Stage 2 with completion expected in 2024. Details are provided in the answers to Questions 2-6.
a. Extensive cycle and pedestrian paths – there are currently 9 km of cycling and pedestrian paths in Lawson Stage 1. A further 11 km are planned for Lawson Stage 2.
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