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What a busy week.
THANK YOU s.r.prop for the professional reply, that is exactly what I needed to hear. Another quick question – The local group I mention later on has had a Unit Development D.A deferred and told me that they are now taking the matter to State Government, I did not ask too many questions about it, what will they be trying to do ?
And a special thanks to the two forum members that sent the private messages, I feel sorry for what you both have been through.
It is pretty obvious that posting the Question "How to Stop Developers" on a developer information website, is about the equivalent of an African American attending a Klu Klux Klan meeting. So outgunned and outnumbered, who gives a rip, I am only after some information.
Jon, my intentions for door knocking and pamphlets was to gauge opinion on what people thought about what was happening in the area. I did not want to ram my opinions or ideas down their throats as some of the respondents on this forum seem to want to do.
A great forum SHOULD have a mix of opinions.
Door knocking takes a lot of time. If I drink any more tea and eat any more cake and biscuits I will need a motorised chair to haul me around. But I will fit in with all the fat kids in the new units that have no back yards to play and exercise in. Luckily I had Brain Tumour Surgery in July and don,t have much else to do for the next year or two so door to door it is. Has been good to see some old friends and who is who in the community.
In one of the local papers yesterday there was an article on how a group of 30 residents two streets over (hadn't got that far yet) have had an application for a Multi-Unit D.A deferred based on their concerns and have the backing of the local council member that I have arranged a meeting with. Have spoken to the group spokesperson today, she was very appreciative for the information that you have provided on this forum. They put in a 30 signature objection letter and were asked to address the next council meeting, the councillors were a little surprised to see the crowd at the council meeting and refused to hear the objections that night. Well the crowd turned up next time much to the shock and surprise of the councillors and had the D.A deferred.
Our council is up for elections next year, who do they want to piss off, the voters in the community or the couple of out of town developers and their small donations. It will be interesting to see.
It was interesting to hear that another developer in the same street had a heap of objections to his D.A so he quickly changed a few windows on the plans and had the info sent straight back out, well the people affected thought that the matter had already been settled and did not object to what they thought was a double up of paperwork that had already been dealt with, no complaints, D.A approved.
They are a lot wiser now, knowledge + action.
What a pack of hard core NIMBY'S. They have some imaginative and effective objections.
My concern in regard to my situation was for the poor bugger who tries to sell their development next door to me as I have 3 x 50 – 60 kg hunting dogs, ferrets, chooks and ducks, a large noisy workshop along the fence, I spray paint and abrasive blast regularly down the back, large swimming pool and trampoline, 2 young sons with 14 motorbikes that are ridden around the yard nearly every day (I hope they don't mind the smell and the noise).
I have had some tips from a few of the locals over the last week on how to hold up and slow down the developers has anyone been a victim of any of these and how effective was it ? –
1) Complaints every day to everyone and anyone during construction (Workcover violations, illegal workers, trespassing, personal threats, noise, smell, dust, swearing, property damage, etc) to slow the development down so as to increase the build time and costs thus reducing profits.
2) When the units are finished and being viewed get the metal drop saw out and cut up scraps of metal each time till the group has left. It will take years to sell the property.
3) I used to be a professional Roo Shooter, when the mates drop off roo's, pigs, rabbits and goats for the dogs to eat get a little extra and let it rot down the back. There is always a pig or goat head down in the chook pen getting picked clean.
4) Erect large signs in your yard facing the development, letting the potential buyers know what you think.
5) I do not approve of this at all but it has been done apparently, throw dog shit up into the gutters to run into the water tanks. Costs a bit to have it flushed out and adequately cleaned, if it can be.
6) Heavily spray your house for termites and get some finches, feed them LOTS of termites, they love plywood and particle board. I re-clad my house and painted Creosote on ALL timbers, walls, floor and roof, couldn't move back in for almost 2 weeks.
7) Grow some Dawn Redwoods down the boundary fence they grow very tall, very fast.
Ring crime stoppers and keep reporting suspicious activity (child porn, drug dealing, illegal brothel)9) Put a notice on the local notice boards "Free Building Materials"
10) Run for local council.
At the moment I seemed to have solved my problem, I can and will be buying the back half of the old lady's block next door and applying to council for a boundary adjustment. I will soon have a 3/8 acre total with the new 1/8th of an acre under garden and fruit trees. She has agreed to give me first option on the front half with house when she is ready to sell. The other neighbour will be staying as the house next door to him was sold to relatives of a friend of mine who purchased the property for the large back yard for their kids. He liked the idea of selling me the back half of his block, but is not willing to as yet. WOO WOO 1/2 acre here we come.
Any additional information for the action group would be much appreciated.
Thank You
J.D
Ring crime stoppers and keep reporting suspicious activity (child porn, drug dealing, illegal brothel)
