Mosman Park Mess -- Solved

Agamedes offers a compromise solution for a stoush between ratepayers and their council.
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Mosman Park council is having a bit of biffo with its constituents. Council believes that it has the right -- and duty -- to plant trees in public open space. Some house owners believe that they have the right to control land beyond their boundary fence, in order to preserve the views and values of their land.

The house owners are clearly up themselves. However, a bit of compromise would not go astray.

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The council will "plant" wooden stakes where they plan to later plant trees. House owners will be able to see where the trees will be planted.

So what?!

Council could easily take just one simple step, to allow home owners some say in tree planting. Plant the stakes. Allow house owners to check the view, and the potential for views to be lost.

• Allow for house owner input: House owners can ask council to shift each stake, up to 5m either way.

If a new tree will -- possibly -- block the best bit of a view -- ask for it to be moved. Before it is planted.

Oh yes, council will need to leave the moved stakes in their new positions for a few weeks. Allow other house owners to ask for another shift. If two (or more) people want the same stake shifted -- arrange a meeting. Let the house owners sort it out amongst themselves. Within a 5m limit of movement.

When everyone has had their say -- then plant the trees.

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