Chicken Farm

We are greatly concerned at the lack of public consultation with a proposal that
obviously has far reaching ramifications for not only Ridgewood residents but the
broader Cooroy Community.

We are very disappointed that there has been little consideration regarding how such a
proposal could impact on surrounding homes and residential businesses in the area. The
value of properties in Ridgewood is reflected significantly in the sustainable and attractive
natural qualities of the area. Losing these qualities will most definitely see the value of
surrounding properties affected.

Changing the status of a large property from low impact to high intensive farming, when it
is so close to many surrounding low impact properties that it will negatively effect, is to
render the status of all those surrounding properties meaningless. And it sets a
precedence for other areas to be re-assessed for intensive farming and ultimately
abandoned as Land for Wildlife.

Why would Council consider agreeing to such an outcome in an era of sustainability, repair
and protection? Why would you consider agreeing to a scenario that can tear down all the
hard work members of your community have worked so tirelessly to create with your
support?

The majority of Ridgewood residents are an example of ordinary people successfully
improving and caring for our environment. We ought to be applauded and supported for
that, not overlooked and disregarded.

Please treat residents doing good with due respect, and consider our needs too.

We do not consider the proposal of the applicant to be in keeping with the spirit and
practice of the majority of Ridgewood residents, or with council planning and so we urge
council to uphold the existing low impact status of the applicant’s property, in line with
surrounding properties in Ridgewood, rejecting the proposal in it’s entirety.




Regards,

Glenda & Scott Thomas
48 Jorgensen Rd, Ridgewood.