The endangered Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland previously covered the entire Peninsula.
Only remnant parcels survive.
On the site of the aged care development at Hillview St, Woy Woy, there was a wire fence erected on site to protect the EEC.
The fence is now non-existent; so much for protection of EEC communities.
Is the term significant of any real value?
The above denounces the claim that rezoning ‘would not impact Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland’.
The UCSW is at risk of extinction from rezoning and development.
I would expect a consultant to be very familiar with the factors that consistently place the UCSW as a diminishing EEC.
There are at least four basic problems consultants should be familiar with: (a) EEC is constantly being reduced; (b) is subject to damage during the construction stage; (c) responsibility for protection and maintaining the EEC post development and post DA amendments, is unknown?
Picking off and trading off will certainly impact struggling parcels of EEC.
Why is further loss allowable to increase development?
Is the term endangered a peace offering without any substance?
The evidence indicates the term is worthless.
Death from rezoning and DA approval is rife.
Letter, Feb 17
Norm Harris, Umina