The Local Environment Plan aims to preserve the Coal Point ridge line as "Conservation" zoning. Council has for many years identified parts of existing lots backing on the ridge line as "acquisition" - i.e. the Council would like to buy those parts of the lots and thereby expand the ridge line conservation area. The land at the "top" half of the Progress Association’s block (behind the hall) is one such area.
The committee believe that having this land in community ownership and zoned as "conservation" land is fully consistent with our objectives, and would also provide a substantial injection of funds. The committee intends to put a special resolution to the AGM in April to allow the current or a future committee to explore (and if terms are satisfactory to conclude) such a sale. Note that no change is proposed to ownership of the hall or the front part of the lot. All members are encouraged to express any opinions on whether this is a good idea!
All of these items, the Constitution, The Objectives and the sale of land are decisions of the CPPA membership. The March meeting will be an opportunity for discussing these proposals and developing the motions to be put at the Annual General Meeting on April 13th.
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