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-Open letter to Yarrowlumla Shire Council in relation to the Elmslea Development
18-04-02

On 15 April 2002 a group of around 180 Bungendore residents met at the Bungendore Memorial Hall to discuss their concerns about a proposed development to the north of the village.
A small group of organisers received the endorsement of this group to represent their interests to Council.
This letter is in response to that endorsement. The residents of Bungendore now seek answers to the following questions.
1.    What is the current status of any development applications in relation to the subdivision known as “Bungendore North”, “Elmslea”, “New Elmslea”, or “Elmslea Village”?
2.    There does not appear to have been adequate consultation with the existing community about the nature, size, or timing of the proposed development. What consultative processes will Council implement to ensure that residents are informed of any new or existing proposals, and allow for Council to receive and act on informed feedback from the community?
3.    Does Council hold the view that an increase in the population of either Bungendore or of the whole shire is desirable, and if so what public consultation was undertaken in order to reach that view?
4.    What research has been undertaken in relation to, and what plans are in place to address, the effects of the proposed subdivision on:
4.1.                    Groundwater quality
4.2.                    Water supply
4.3.                    Infrastructure creation and the provision of new services such as: schools, pre-schools, emergency services, community health services etc.
4.4.                    Changed vehicular traffic flows
4.5.                    Sewage treatment capacity
4.6.                    Soil quality
4.7.                    Flooding – and the proposal to drain the proposed development into Turallo Creek
4.8.                    Riparian zone protection
4.9.                    The retention of heritage values
4.10.               Green space
4.11.               Turallo creek Bridge
.12.               The area known as the Common
4.13.               The extension of Butmaroo Street across Turallo Creek
5.    What percentage of section 94 contributions will be directed for the benefit of the Bungendore Community?
6.    In relation to all of the above we seek access to all technical reports and materials that informed Councils decisions.

  The community now expects Council to prepare written responses to the above questions and to present the responses to a public meeting at the Bungendore School Hall on 30 April 2000