YOUR VIEWS
HAVE any of the proponents in favour of the ASF’s proposed integrated resort development at The Spit (Now time to Spit it out, GCB, 8/2/17) taken into consideration the costs to the residents of Main Beach and Southport and businesses regarding:
The resumption of properties that would be required;
The absolute chaos to traffic flow;
The loss of income to Sea World and its employees from visitors?
These are only a few of the problems that would be encountered.
An additional ongoing cost
would be a cruise ship terminal if given the go-ahead.
It would be absolute folly to try to develop one on the ocean side.
A CST in the Broadwater would necessitate continual dredging of the Seaway.
And yes, I have been through the Seaway.
There are many non-feathered business galahs who think such a development would benefit Gold Coasters but the only ones who will gain long-term are the developers.
The Spit is public land, and anyone who has witnessed govern- ment disposal of public entities knows only too well the loss of future community benefit for shortterm gain to the government.
Developers in southeast Queensland already have two ubiquitous claims to fame: the almost complete eradication of koalas, as well as the destruction of huge tracts of bushland.
I am not a greenie. I grew up on a soldier-settler farm in South Australia and helped my father clear it to a standard suitable for mixed farming from virgin bush.
Sustainable and non-greedy, well-thought-out development is OK.
It is not when development is carried out because of ideas/plans that have not been thoroughly analysed as to what is involved in the construction phase and the future impact on the local community during all stages, not just the “looks good on paper and there’s a few bob in it for me” part.
GRAEME BREWER, BIGGERA WATERS
WITH all the development going on, where are all the trees to compensate for the concrete jungle we are creating?
The heat from the roads and buildings is getting so extreme that regular summer rains dissipate before they get to us on the Coast, leaving us with higher water bills and hotter conditions.
We need thousands and thousands of new, large trees planted everywhere where there is bare grass – on median strips, along the council property in front of houses, etc etc.
We can do things to help our local climate.
RUSSELL, BROADBEACH