tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post2343474061787036685..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Cairns Council set to change assessment criteria for shopping centresMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-46385998035991208342010-03-09T09:54:54.398+10:002010-03-09T09:54:54.398+10:00It does seem that the State Government and Council...It does seem that the State Government and Council can do whatever they like without consultation with communities and many times without consideration of their own 'guidelines'.<br />We should not accept this as the way of the future but as voters should express our concern at the lack of transparency in these matters.<br />Just like the public housing developments they will do as they please. Some people may find it amusing that Palm Cove and Bluewater are faced with new public housing unit developments, but the Department of Public Housing owns large parcels of land across the region...who will be next?Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-68563049541489554682010-03-08T17:29:03.391+10:002010-03-08T17:29:03.391+10:00Any developer with a bit of nous can get around th...Any developer with a bit of nous can get around the CairnsPlan, anyway. Are you saying, Michael and Cr Pyne, the CairnsPlan actually means something? <br /><br />The residents have very little say in the way Cairns is developing and had better just get used to it! Did Cairns Central shopping centre, in development process, have impact assessable guidelines or were there ways around that? I see Cr Pyne believes there may be a populist line to take here. Good on you Councillor!Disillusionednoreply@blogger.com