The Land to be sold = a splay for the ROW and in a busy pedestrianised area of Ivanhoe close to churches, community centres and schools - as well as shops
Banyule Council will decide at its Meeting on Jan 29th 2018 - whether to sell a small parcel of footpath land to an adjacent developer who has
had talks with Council Planning Staff.
The Public are NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW what these talks were about - apparently its " part of a normal process"
Please object to: ATTN Amanda Allen ( sale of Council Land Ivanhoe) - via customer service - on email enquiries@banyule.vic.gov.au
as soon as possible : and also ask us for the Petition below - to get signatures and hand in to customer service as quickly as posible as well
The land abuts a
Right of Way behind the UPPER HEID. RD SHOPS - going from the Civic Precinct to the Coles Shopping Area - and is near where the laneway enters Waterdale Rd.
- The land is small, but big enough to act
as an extra traffic refuge for pedestrians wanting to avoid traffic coming down the the Right of Way.
- It also gives good vision to drivers of cars and pedestrians alike both from the Right of Way and from Waterdake
Rd to the Right of Way
Residents have already argued last year when this was announced at a Council Meeting - that the Council should have a general principle of:
- Avoiding all sales of council land in
shopping centers and especilaly where they allow access - safer ccess in particular.
- We have too liitle amenity on our shopping centres and would like to be able to plant trees for shade and beauty and to place seating -for those wishing or
NEEDING to rest.
We have met with Council staff at the site to explain our position and but are not convinced they agree with us !
Below is a petition you can sign before the Jan 29th Council Meeting.
We would like to put it on
the Shaping Banyule Consultation website BUT electronic petitions to Council are not allowed.
Please - make contact through this website - to get a copy of the petition and if you can, get your neighbours to
sign it - properly filling out all spaces. When full, hand in to Customer Service Town Hall Ivanhoe or drop in the letterbox of 53 Waterdale Ivanhoe ( Fairy Hills )
There is room for 7 signatures per page ONLY
so maybe do 2 pages if you can. ( There is a long Preamble to explain the problem and solution - as people will want to know what the arguments are ! :)
Petition to Banyule City Council
| January 2018 | Petition
Organiser: R Roberts 53 Waterdale Rd Ivanhoe 3079; Phone 0427949951 | www.fairyhillsivanhoe.com
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| We, the undersigned, Residents of Banyule, and /or users of Waterdale
Rd, users of the Right of Way (Town Hall to Coles), and users of the footpath - adjacent to 111-113 Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe, – (The old Maternal and Child Health Centre, which is now a privately run womens health clinic), petition, and request, the Mayor and Councillor’s of the City of Banyule, to not sell this Right of Way splay adjacent to, and south of, 111-113 Waterdale Road Ivanhoe. This public space is required to provide
clear lines of sight for both drivers and pedestrians on both Waterdale Rd and the ROW. I.E. To avoid vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian conflict and to allow efficient and safe traffic circulation and deliveries throughout the shopping precinct; The splay
/ island is essential for the safe crossing of the fairly narrow Waterdale Rd footpath at this point - as an out-of-the-way safety island refuge for Waterdale
Rd pedestrians, crossing the ROW, and also for collected pedestrians who are using the excellent view-lines of this site, to cross Waterdale Rd itself.
The site is heavily used by visitors to the community centre opposite, and by local children and parents attending the Ivanhoe Primary School, notably at peak traffic times,
and with very little adequate parking space for parents near the school. The school has a large and diverse catchment address and being convenient to the shops, allows for quick after school access to the local shops with parents doing the evening shop. This
period is the one of the most intense of the days’ traffic peaks. Whatever its’ current use, the site as an access point,
and public space - should be retained in Council hands for the better delivery of public outcomes, rather than sold for commercial use - with whatever caveats may now be able to be imposed - but which
may later wilt or be challenged. |
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