- Target:
- Maranoa Regional Council
- Region:
- Australia
There is a proposal in place to redevelop sports fields in Roma Qld .
There is a number of concerns in regards to this development, and they are outlined below;
1/ The proposed development is in a flood zone.
2/ Shared facilities are proposed.These include fields, clubrooms, etc. Little detail on the workings of this club is currently available;
3/ Access to the proposed facility is poor. A considerable road upgrade would need to be undertaken.
4/ Current facilities used by cricket and Rugby Union would be rezoned for commercial development. This would have a detrimental effect on the appearance of Roma.
5/ In particular concern to the Rugby Union Club,is their requirement that as they are part of a wider competition, their homefield requirements would become paramount. This would impact on potential availability of the clubrooms for other sports, and could be cause for conflict.
6/ Council has not engaged the Community in a meaningful way. Their approach has been piecemeal and fractious.
7/ Lesser Sports such has Soccer have not been able to plan with certainty. Coupled with natural disaster (the soccer fields have experienced severe flooding over the last two years), this has impacted negatively on the viability of the Club.
We the undersigned call on the Maranoa Regional Council to properly engage the community of Roma in the proposal to develop the Bungil St Sports fields as a shared sports facility.
Each of the effected Sports clubs has major concerns with this development. The Community is concerned that rezoning current Sports fields used by Cricket,and Rugby Union, would lead to increased Commercial Development, and affect the amenity of Roma.
The proposal is in a flood zone. To mitigate against floods in this area would create a flood threat in other locations in Roma,probably in the CBD. The upgrade to Bassett Pk should be considered in any review of sports facilities in Roma. Allowing only sports associated with horses in Bassett Pk is an underhanded way of removing the use of this facility from other potential users. And is a waste of a community asset.
Decisions such as these should not be taken without the community being informed. We earnestly hope our Council can be more transparent,and include the whole community in it's decision making processes.
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The Protect our sports fields petition to Maranoa Regional Council was written by Ray Howson and is in the category Sports at GoPetition.