We have long complained about Council's lack of transparency throughout this project (since 2013 when it started!). It's not getting any better, in fact it's getting worse. They don't even respond positively to GIPA (freedom of information) requests and we then have to submit our requests via the State Government We are not alone in this regard. In recent "Your Say" letters in the North Shore Times from Michael Tan and Jeremy Lowther, they complain about lack of transparency and feedback from residents.

Allison Hendricks, a Killara resident and expert in stakeholder relationship management, did a comparison of Community Participation Plans for four metropolitan Councils, including Ku ring gai. It makes for interesting (but not surprising) reading. Click on this link to read the report and see how our Council lines up. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/community-participation-plans-evaluating-four-allison-hendricks

Other news from Ku ring gai.....

Construction on the new parking station and Lindfield Village Green is scheduled to start 28 April when the parking lot will be closed for 18 months.
Council elections which were originally scheduled for September 2020 have been postponed until September 2021.
Tenders for the Lindfield Village Hub are due to close on Friday 3 April. No date is published by Council when the successful developer will be announced.

As always, we welcome your comments and questions to info@supportlindfield.net