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Bad news from NSW from HSMBA. Local riders need to stand shoulder to shoulder with HSMBA against this guff. Read below.
Hi Fellow Singletrack Activists,
Happy New Year and we trust you had a relaxing festive season since our
last update.
Sadly we have some terrible news.
As many of you might know Ku-ring-gai Council have hit a hurdle with
their mtb trail project - the dreaded Nimby.
Stage one - dirt jumps and flow track are approved.
Stage two - cross country loops and XC based skills track are yet to be
approved.
An anonymous person spread leaflets around the area stating that
Council have approved a dirt bike arena of International renown, din and
noise 7 days a weeks, wide spread drug use and vandalism. For crying out
loud!
A petition of over 800 people has been raised against it 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 stage one (they removed the dirt jump park).
They have also put on hold indefinitely any cross country trails. So the
Nimby has won because they made a lot of noise.
This will be REALLY sad and WRONG.
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 of being a bunch of hoodlems so
PLEASE PLEASE write a positive email to Ian the Mayor and copy the
Councilors sometime over the next couple of weeks.
As before lets unleash the emails and show them that we need to be
considered!
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
ekeays@kmc.nsw.gov.au
cszatow@kmc.nsw.gov.au
And if you want;
barry.ofarrell@nsw.liberal.org.au
But be nice and positive and just demonstrate the need.
All the best for 2011 and lets hope we can keep the opposition at bay
and start building this year.
HSMBA
Hi Fellow Singletrack Activists,
Happy New Year and we trust you had a relaxing festive season since our
last update.
Sadly we have some terrible news.
As many of you might know Ku-ring-gai Council have hit a hurdle with
their mtb trail project - the dreaded Nimby.
Stage one - dirt jumps and flow track are approved.
Stage two - cross country loops and XC based skills track are yet to be
approved.
An anonymous person spread leaflets around the area stating that
Council have approved a dirt bike arena of International renown, din and
noise 7 days a weeks, wide spread drug use and vandalism. For crying out
loud!
A petition of over 800 people has been raised against it 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 stage one (they removed the dirt jump park).
They have also put on hold indefinitely any cross country trails. So the
Nimby has won because they made a lot of noise.
This will be REALLY sad and WRONG.
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 of being a bunch of hoodlems so
PLEASE PLEASE write a positive email to Ian the Mayor and copy the
Councilors sometime over the next couple of weeks.
As before lets unleash the emails and show them that we need to be
considered!
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
ekeays@kmc.nsw.gov.au
cszatow@kmc.nsw.gov.au
And if you want;
barry.ofarrell@nsw.liberal.org.au
But be nice and positive and just demonstrate the need.
All the best for 2011 and lets hope we can keep the opposition at bay
and start building this year.
HSMBA