Start: 2012-03-14T07:00:00
End: 2012-03-14T09:00:00
Location: Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street, Redfern
The City is proposing to reclassify seven parcels of Council-owned land from ‘community’ to ‘operational* so that it can be included in the Pemulwuy Project.
Community land is generally open to the public. Operational land may be used as work depots or garages.
In August and September 2011 the planning proposal for the reclassification of these parcels of land was publicly exhibited and in November the City and the Aboriginal Housing Company held a community meeting to discuss your concerns. The next step is this public hearing.
The Pemulwuy Project, which is supported by Council, is the Aboriginal Housing Company’s proposed redevelopment of The Block to provide much needed affordable housing, open space and community facilities.
The Pemulwuy Project is being assessed by the State Government not Council. You can see more information at http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=4889
Wednesday 14 March 2012 Redfern Town Hall 73 Pitt Street. Redfern From 6pm
For enquiries call 9246 7846 or visit cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Source: Advertisement Sydney Morning Herald 14 February 2012.
The Following Clarification has been provided by the Council
Where it is proposed
that ‘community land’ be reclassified to ‘operational land’, the Environmental Planning and Assessment
Act requires that a public hearing be held. In this instance, the
‘community land’ in question is 91-99 and 119-121 Eveleigh Street,
Redfern. The proposed reclassification is to allow the land to be included in
the redevelopment of The Block, known as the Pemulwuy project.
The purpose of the hearing is to
give any interested party the opportunity to make an oral submission on the
proposed reclassification. On the night, any interested party may make a
submission to the chair of the hearing. The hearing will continue until
all parties have had a chance to make their submission.
The Local Government Act requires that the public
hearing be chaired by an independent party. To this end, we have engaged
an independent consultant to undertake the hearing. They will chair
the hearing on the night and take notes of the submissions made. They will then
prepare a report complete with a recommendation on if they think the
reclassification is acceptable. It is a statutory requirement that Council make
this report publically available within 4 days of receiving it.