An online petition called Stop the Minority Ruining the Gosford Revitalisation, has been started by North Gosford resident, Mr Stine Haastrup.
The petition was initiated on change.org on October 12 and, by October 19, had garnered only 18 supporters. “As a community, we need to stop the minority from trying to ban all development in the Gosford CBD,” Mr Haastrup said. “The minority are feeding biased information to the media and the community to stop projects like the Australian Tax Office relocating to the old Gosford School Site,” he said. “The ATO was proposing to build in a small back corner of the lot not smack bang in the middle of the waterfront as the minority would have you believe. “Relocating the ATO into Gosford means more jobs, less commuting and eventually better infrastructure.
“The flow-on economic benefits of the ATO relocating to Gosford are enormous, not only will it provide more local job opportunities, but will encourage others to relocate, creating increased business and eventually increased salary levels (we all know that local workers are paid less as a ‘lifestyle choice’), house prices, restaurants etc. the list goes on. “If the minority wins the upcoming case in the Land and Environment Court, it will be a sad day for Gosford, and possibly the last chance to really revitalise this area. “The majority need to stop keeping quiet and thinking that someone will stop them, we can only start to raise our voice and hope that common sense prevails.” Mr Haastrup said he urged locals to contact Mr Jason Perica, chair of the Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel, or Mr Rob Noble, Central Coast Council Chief Executive Officer “and make yourselves heard before it is too late”.
Email, Oct 12, 2016 Stine Haastrup, North Gosford