Safe from future threats of council amalgamation?

I am in agreement with Penelope Pryke (Mosman Daily July 5  2018 – Your Say) that the threat “is far from over”. See transcript below.

In the Newsletter 04 Sept 2017, on the MAFA2016 site, it’s stated that “We are very much relieved and pleased that Mosman has avoided council amalgamation.  However,  we should not be complacent  and convinced that the current state of affairs is necessarily permanent.”   

Reasons are given as to why MAFA remains wary, concerned and  prepared to reactivate its anti-merger campaign. Dennis Bobyn on behalf of the MAFA team, looks to our new council to continue to defend Mosman and build our community  to be ever more efficient, strong, safe and enjoyable.

Claire Mitchell   Foreshore Flavour

TRANSCRIPT

Last year, an Upper House Bill on banning future council mergers, including Mosman, without community plebiscites was defeated by the Berejiklian government.

David Snedden (Your Say, 28/6) says that the council amalgamation “threat has passed”. David, the threat is far from over. A Liberal state government election win will mean Mosman will once again be threatened. The Premier has denied this and Felicity Wilson will too but the coalition promised no mergers before and deceived us. Communities know the Government listens intently to the Property Council, the Urban Task Force, Committee for Sydney and Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue, all supporting future council mergers and expanded development.

The only barrier to that is Mosman volunteers who fight consistently for us. Let’s not forget the hard work of now Mayor Carolyn Corrigan, councillor Tom Sherlock and council staff who prevented us being delivered to Willoughby and North Sydney decision making.

Council safety work wasting money? No. State Government? Yes. Road work spending is peanuts compared with your taxpayer’s money on local government reform of over half a billion dollars to make Mosman, North Sydney, Ku-ring-gai etc do what their developer mates want.

Penelope Pryke, Mosman