Central Coast Council is inviting residents to have their say on a proposal that will see 80 lots of land across the local government area reclassified from operational land to community land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision to move towards the reclassification of Council-owned land was driven by community feedback during the Council Community Land Plan of Management process earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Numerous representations were received from community members that some operational land (which is typically used for day-to-day Council operations) would be better classified as community land (which is typically held in perpetuity for public use).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lots that have been identified for reclassification in 12 suburbs across the Central Coast include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four sites with community facilities comprising five lots in all:
* Glenning Valley: part of Berkeley Sports Complex
* Kanwal: Lakelands Community Centre
* Wamberal: Wamberal Memorial Hall
* Yarramalong: St Barnabas Church
*Nine parks and natural area sites (some in multiple sections) comprising a total of 75 lots in Buff Point, Davistown, Hamlyn Terrace, Jilliby, Lisarow, Noraville, Springfield and Watanobbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council\u2019s Director of Environment and Planning Alice Howe said it was important that Council land was classified appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe key characteristic of community land is that it is managed for long term public benefit and cannot be sold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe 80 lots identified for community classification are not utilised for Council\u2019s operational purposes. They are used for a range of community purposes and should be recognised as such in Council\u2019s land register. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll community land must be categorised for instance, as general community use, or as park, or natural area, and this guides how it will be cared for over time via a Plan of Management. This step would be subject to a separate consultation process should reclassification of these lots progress,\u201d Dr Howe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Administrator Rik Hart encouraged the public to have their say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommunity input on this proposed reclassification of land from operational to community is being sought until 6 October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI encourage interested community members to provide feedback before the final decision comes back to Council later this year. It\u2019s important to make your voice count.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more about the process, view the lots of land and make a submission before Friday 6 October 2023 by visiting Your Voice Our Coast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Central Coast Council is inviting residents to have their say on a proposal that will see 80 lots of land across the local government area reclassified from operational land to…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-6098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Central-Coast-Land-Reclassification.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"Central Coast Residents Urged to Weigh in on Proposed Land Reclassification<\/a><\/blockquote>