Just wanted to lob some comments in regarding some articles in the Bugle dated 24 Feb - 8 March. I don't claim particular knowledge on these topics and only know what I read in the paper and hear on the news - but given the track record of Kiama Council, I am more than happy to support any body that holds them to account.

Akuna St Development - I would be gobsmacked if anyone thought Kiama does not already have a pressing shortage of car parks. It's easy for Council to say that "parking considerations are being undertaken as part of the assessment" but in reality what are they thinking about? The long term solution may sound attractive, but it is the transition detail that looks somewhat untenable. For the duration of the build project, not only are we are going to lose 100 all day parking spots, but in addition there will be competition for any available all day spaces by dozens of construction worker dual cab utes - it is going to get ugly! and certainly won't help the local shopkeepers.

Dido St Development - I am bewildered by the Council opposition to the development on the basis of floods cutting off access 4 times in 2 decades! - this restriction is primarily for public access, and even in these times I'm not convinced a large 4WD emergency vehicle couldn't negotiate the flooded crossing. If we do accept the Council position, what value do they place on existing residents who are currently in exactly this predicament? One might infer that the Council is waiting for a developer to fix a known and existing problem ..... That said I'm not a civil engineer, but it doesn't seem like rocket science to simply lay pipes transversely over the existing bridge and raise the roadway sufficiently to weather the floodwater (it doesn't needs to be raised any higher than the adjacent Jamberoo Rd which is not much higher).

Springside Hill Development - I am pleased to read that at least this development recognises that existing utilities have a finite capacity. The ability of existing freshwater, sewage and electricity services to accept further duplex and low(?) rise developments in the Kiama CBD must be very close to exhausted (assuming someone is actually accurately monitoring these numbers ..... ).

Jamberoo is already there and Kiama must be knocking on the door. Keep up the good work looking at the issues.

Rigby

Kiama