Reply http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/08/26/93281_tasmania-news.html to an incumbent Alderman on this development:
“On Tuesday a proposal is announced for a half billion dollar development utilising solar energy, rainwater storage and recycling. The proposal will pump $23 million dollars a year into the local economy and sustain 300 new jobs. The developer believes he can start straight after approval.
No request for government subsidies, no long cosy lunch with a premier beforehand, no threats, no brinkmanship, no demands for a quick and dirty approval processes. As Alderman Chipman said “a really exciting proposal but there’s a lot of water to go under the bridge as part of the assessment process”.
Let’s be clear, no-one is proposing a ‘gated’ community, instead there will be several road and walkway connections into Clarendonvale. There will be mutual access to community activities and facilities like sports, art, music and anyone can buy a unit or the land on which to build a house in a style of their own choosing.
The Republic of Korea is Australia’s third biggest export market. A big part of Tasmania’s future should centre on the export of high value goods and services into this market. This centre will assist Tasmanian businesses wanting to understand and enter that market. I would think that’s a better employment future for people in Clarence than polishing floating gin palaces at a Ralphs Bay Canal Estate.
James Walker
Clarence Council Candidate”
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/08/25/93041_tasmania-news.html
