It has come to my attention that in many areas, residents are bribed by greedy and unscrupulous developers to agree to major earthworks on their properties to get away with unreasonable and inappropriate intensification that exceeds the infrastructure capacity of the area.
This results in chaotic, unplanned, often inadequate “upgrades” that can put border properties and entire neighbourhoods at risk of flooding and contamination of soil and water among other adverse effects.
Remember that it is our right to demand a written assessment of the impact of such developments and to have the document checked by a local residents’ association advisor.
It is also our right to refuse.
Beware! We can lose a lot more than we gain.
Raquel Francois
Cockle Bay
