MCU10/2116 Notice of Submission Spencer Jacob

Community Interest

This DA/MCU is, in fact, an Application for Commercial Sub-Division of Community Uses Land.

The Land was gifted to the Bowls Club for the express purpose of this Community Sports Facility in
accord with its long-existing Zoning of Recreational Open Space.

The Re-Zoning, Sub-Division, subsequent Development & Sale of Community Land for private gain is
a core matter in Council's management of Community resources in the Community interest. It
certainly requires a full explanation from SCRC in terms of Council's Community charter, and at least
Council's Solicitor providing his legal view of the question over benefits from the resulting significant
profits which will be accrued from Community Land sale being directed wholly into the consolidated
revenues of a private entity.

Should the MCU/DA proceed, there appears a strong argument for some of the profits made from
the gifted (free) Recreational Open Space Land given by Council for Community Uses by the Bowls
Club, being properly returned to the broader Community, for instance for community sports
facilities, rather than simply being a half million dollar profit from the sale of a Cooroy Community
Recreational Open Space resource by one Licenced Club.




Conclusion

We fully support the Material Change of Use, the Re-Zoning, and the subsequent Redevelopment
of this under-utilised Lot 5 resource PROVIDED proper Contributions and Works are effected to:

    • redress the existing over-loaded Council Infrastructure, and
    • preserve the existing Resident amenity and property values

The question regarding Community Interest in the proceeds we leave to Council and other parties.




In the interests of other current and future Owners, copies of this document will be provided to all
Owners of Units at 15 Opal Street.




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