Central Coast Council will move to divest itself of the care, control and management responsibilities for a public reserve at Mooney Mooney.
CEO David Farmer will write to the Governor of NSW requesting a proclamation from July 31, 1953 be revoked.
Back in 1953, the Governor put the former Gosford Shire Council in charge of maintaining the public reserve but the land is now owned by Transport for NSW.
A 30.48m-wide transmission line managed by Ausgrid runs though the 3.76 hectares.
A historic grave on the site is managed by Transport for NSW.
The remainder of the land supports a mix of native vegetation, disturbed regrowth vegetation and exotic grassland, according to Council.
There are no community facilities on the land, and Council does not actively manage the public reserve.
Revocation of Council’s care, control and management responsibilities would result in those responsibilities being transferred to Transport for NSW as owner of the land.
Any potential costs or liability would then become the responsibility of Transport for NSW.
Council said the request to revoke the responsibilities has to be directed to the current Governor of NSW.
“Removing Council’s care, control and management responsibilities for Lot 9 DP 863305 would eliminate the need for Council to expend resources to manage issues such as rock fall and slope instability that may affect adjacent roads and/or the Deerubbun Reserve car park,” Council said.
Merilyn Vale