Anoulack Chanthivong, the Member for Macquarie Fields, believes that his electorate is being asked to do much more than its fair share of providing new housing.
But now he wants to know if his 56,000 constituents share his views on urban sprawl.
Yesterday, Mr Chanthivong launched a survey aimed at finding out what the residents of the electorate of Macquarie Fields think about all the new houses and high rise apartments popping up all around them.
The survey will be sent to every household in the Macquarie Fields electorate – which extends from the northern section of Leumeah to Edmondson Park, Glenfield and parts of Casula – as part of the most comprehensive consultation undertaken on attitudes towards what many residents are already describing as overdevelopment.
“I want to know exactly how my constituents feel about development in their area, what they fear about overdevelopment and how important it is to them to save our green open spaces and maintain our suburban charm,” Mr Chanthivong said.
“As a result, I have launched a survey to hear people’s views on overdevelopment in the local area and invite feedback from all members of the community.”
The Stop the Squeeze survey closely follows the release of the Liberal Government’s Precinct Plans that Mr Chanthivong says will slug areas such as Minto, Macquarie Fields and Ingleburn with high rise monstrosities – forever destroying the suburban character that makes our area so special.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“Our local suburbs should reflect what people in our community value most, including the characteristics we have come to know and love,” Mr Chanthivong said.[/social_quote]
“I refuse to allow the Liberal Government to turn our local area into a dumping zone for more homes, more high-rises and more urban splatter at the expense of all-else.
“Nor will we pander to the Liberal Government’s love-affair with greedy developers.
“It’s time to stop the squeeze.”
♦ Residents in the Macquarie Fields electorate can also conveniently complete the survey online at letsbackanoulack.com
Media only focuses on people, media needs to focus on whole environment as it is not people who sustain us, it is million old cycles and environments like Appin and Mt Gilead, they will report for two weeks on Barnaby but never talk about our impacts on animals and the environment, it’s under the radar what is under your nose.
Sue Gay
Well, I live in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Montana. I can see my neighbors lights, sometimes. I don’t worry much.