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October 13, 2015
More Zones Anguish
Posted by gleneira under Councillor Performance, GE Consultation/Communication, GE Governance, GE Planning, GE Service Performance[11] Comments
Glen Eira Debates 
October 13, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Poor old stooge Magee. Time he started using his brain instead of spewing out Newton’s rubbish. Even if there are 1300 new residents, Glen Eira is giving permits for over 2000 new apartments per year. That makes it one person per apartment with the rest standing empty waiting for the chinese developers to come visit. Ghost towns and when the bottom falls out of the construction industry they will rot or be the slums of the next decade.
October 13, 2015 at 1:33 PM
I feel incredibly sorry for these residents. They are not alone as this scenario is being repeated throughout the city. Magee’s alleged comments make things even worse. As a mayor and supposed representative of the people it is a very poor show to say “get used to it” instead of trying to improve the lot of people. If this was happening in his street right next door to him maybe he would be singing a different tune.
October 13, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Vote these bastards out and then fire the whole planning department. Useless waste of space.
October 13, 2015 at 6:16 PM
Magee is ten times worse in the Age article. How dare he say that the zones are the result of public consultation. Asio could not have done a better job in their secret introduction.
October 13, 2015 at 6:16 PM
What a ridiculous thing for Cr Magee to say: “Our planning scheme is put together with wide community consultation”. Council has ignored community feedback from the outset; has failed to review the Scheme within the statutory 4-year period; and it is complicit in urging the Minister to amend the Scheme to encourage higher density in 30% of the municipality without going through the normal Amendment process. On top of that it publishes bullshit media releases riddled with errors. It still insists, despite being wrong, that all residential zones have mandatory height limits. Under the pathetic Local Government Act, there are no penalties for egregious behaviour by Council and its staff.
October 13, 2015 at 11:29 PM
Council does not care about residents and never have.
October 14, 2015 at 7:32 AM
Doesn’t how valid the complaint or how many people make it, Glen Eira;s juggernaut Council just keeps rolling on to the CEO’s tune.
October 14, 2015 at 1:57 PM
Greedy developers pushing their own aganda, it’s got nothing to do with residents wanting these developments.
Interestingly if you didn’t know Nicholas Smedley the developer & owner of Steller, (also the son of former Spotless and Arrium chairman Peter Smedley, grew up with enormous wealth). One of his many projects, a 42-apartment development in Carnegie (also a suburb ruined), selling 2-3 bedroom apartments starting at $699,000 with no compensation for adequate parking or the effect it will have on traffic and lack of facilities such as parks and sporting grounds. This is not progress, and VCAT needs shutting down as they are letting them through even when council regents them. Wonder who is paying who?
These type of developers don’t live in the areas and have no regard for existing residents. This particular man was charged in 2007 for assault charges and one of criminal damage against his then fiancé. NOT a nice person. Don’t think he would care about inconveniencing a few elderly people.
October 14, 2015 at 2:12 PM
We have checked the veracity of the last paragraph. Here is a link for those interested – http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/tycoon-protects-sons-fiancee/story-e6frf7kx-1111113568630
October 14, 2015 at 10:01 PM
What a fool Magee is in saying that there are 1300 residents coming in a year and have to go somewhere. They’re only coming in because of these high density developments. Mr Menko is quite right in that there has been no discretion in laying down these zones. Claire St is vastly different to McKinnon Road, but it has been treated in exactly the same manner by Glen Eira Council. There was zero consultation in laying down these zones and all the councillors who are complicit in this outrage will pay dearly at next year’s election.
October 16, 2015 at 9:34 AM
Magee should stick to driving Ventura busses.