Despite the NSW government’s plans to solve the housing crisis with higher-density dwellings,fewer than one in four Sydney councils are meeting development approval targets.
Staff say the rising number of complaints about councillors is getting in the way of business.
A company that rejected the first offer of $2.49 million for a forced acquisition of land will receive much less.
There was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary meeting on Monday,yet it was hours before councillors could debate it.
It is one of the oldest of political tricks – candidate puts up campaign signs,opponent takes them down. But in the case of Bradfield there was a curious twist.
A proposal to replace a bowling green with pickleball courts has the backing of some locals,but others have raised concerns about the noise and whether it will just be a “passing fad”.
Ku-ring-gai’s plans have been revealed months after the council took the state government to court in an attempt to block more intensive development.
The mayor,councillors and other staff are set to attend a three-day festival,but at a lower cost than first flagged.
The government wants to build more seniors housing. Locals say this proposal will clog roads,drive down property values and impinge on heritage buildings.
Accusations of bullying and misinformation have been made as both sides say their opponents are running scare campaigns.