Due to the level and variety of concerns that have been expressed by residents in the area around the proposed 81 unit development on the formerly Council owned land bordered by Norman Lesser Drive. Ngahue Drive, Donnelly St and College Rd, we have set up a petition in an endeavor to have the development publicly notified so that all concerns can be expressed. We have also made attempts to have the developer address the issues at a meeting but have so far had no response. To sign the petition click here and contact us at mbsjra@gmail to arrange to have the original document collected. Time is of the essence so do not delay!
At the Residents Association we are not anti-development and understand the commercial realities of making a development like this work and the importance of provide housing units during a housing shortage. However we believe that a development of this scale needs to be well considered and robustly debated and critiqued. There is a real danger that in 20 years time we are going to look back on the bulk, cheap and sometimes poor quality housing we rushed to build and shake our heads in disbelief that we let it happen. Read more about the Donnelly St development here.