Residents and representatives in the north shore area are opposing the state government's proposal to increase housing density. They accuse Premier Chris Minns of rushing through changes and causing trouble. At a community meeting, council officers showed residents photos of apartment blocks in Meadowbank and Burwood, warning that this would be the future under the government's policies.
North shore residents and representatives have launched a campaign of resistance against the state government’s plans to increase housing density , accusing Premier Chris Minns of “trying to cause trouble” by rushing through changes. At a special community meeting on Wednesday night, senior Ku-ring-gai Council officers showed residents photographs of apartment blocks in Meadowbank and Burwood , and warned that was the north shore ’s future under the government’s policies.
Attendees were shown photos of apartment buildings in Burwood and Meadowbank as a warning of what was to come.The council’s director of strategy and environment Andrew Watson, who led the presentation, pointed to an eight-storey building in Wilga Street, Burwood, beside a single-storey house. “We haven’t doctored the image, it’s a real image,” he said. “You’ll end up with six-storey buildings, seven-storey buildings, sitting next to traditional bungalows.” The emergency meeting was called to discuss two major tranches of government planning polic
North Shore Residents Representatives Campaign Resistance Housing Density Government Premier Chris Minns Changes Community Meeting Council Officers Apartment Blocks Meadowbank Burwood Future Policies
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