As many of you might know Ku-ring-gai Council have hit a hurdle with their mountain bike trail project…
An anonymous person spread leaflets around the area stating that Council have approved a “dirt bike arena of international renown” that will bring “din and noise seven days a weeks, widespread drug use and vandalism.” For crying out loud!
A petition of over 800 people has been raised against the trails and they are enlisting green groups and even Barry O’Farrell (the local MP). Barry has written letters to residents stating that he was concerned that Council had not really established the need for the facility. In a surprise move Council have done a backflip and reversed the decision to build all of the proposed stage one trails (they removed the dirt jump park). They have also put on hold indefinitely any cross country trails.
This is really sad and frustrating…..
So we ask that you write to councilors. Here are some ideas;
– Thank them for taking steps to provide a facility for us.
– Ask that they do not to remove the cross country components and skills park as the majority of riders are cross country riders needing these facilities.
– Although the proposed trails are a sorely needed facility and great, they do not provide a long enough ride to attract people from that far afield and most users would be from the local area.
– Tell them who you are – do you have kids? – the good things about riding, and that you support a healthy lifestyle etc.
For some reason we have a bad image asbeing a bunch of hoodlums so please write a positive email to Ian the Mayor and cc in the councilors sometime over the next couple of weeks. Let’s show them this simply isn’t true and that we are as deserving of this facility as any user group.
Some email address:
Mayor – Ian Cross – icross@kmc.nsw.gov.au
Other councilors: janderson@kmc.nsw.gov.au, sholland@kmc.nsw.gov.au, rduncombe@kmc.nsw.gov.au, emalicki@kmc.nsw.gov.au, dmcdonald@kmc.nsw.gov.au, thall@kmc.nsw.gov.au, chardwick@kmc.nsw.gov.au, mailto:ekeays@kmc.nsw.gov.au,%20cszatow@kmc.nsw.gov.au
And if you want;
barry.ofarrell@nsw.liberal.org.au
Remember – be nice and positive!
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