Say no to alcohol opposite Wesley Boys' School

concerned neighbour

/ #7 Noise

2014-09-03 22:24

#6: -  

The Council won't be controlling the noise. Indeed some of the Councillors that voted in favour of this bar gave the impression they'll be amongst those drinking in there and helping create the noise. If you'd like to view details of the parking arrangements, or lack therof, please go to the City's website http://www.southperth.wa.gov.au/Our-Council/Minutes-and-Agendas/, locate the February 2014 entry and read the minutes and attachments starting with 10.3.1

Crucially, residents of Waverley Street and nearby Coode Street residents were never surveyed by the Applicant or consulted by the City of South Perth. They found out about the bar two days before the Council approved it. In its haste to approve the bar, a petition simply asking to be consulted prior to approval was dismissed at that Council meeting. Two Councillors declared a personal relationship with the Applicant yet promised to consider it on its merits. One was then permitted to speak extensively in favour of the bar, while 37 local residents who would have liked to have had a say, were gagged. This is how your Council behaves.

Waverley Street residents will bear the brunt of the parking shortfall. The bar has three parking spaces, not even enough for the staff required to open up. For 120 capacity, and using the City's own Town Planning guidelines, it would require 42 spaces. The Council accepted a payment-in-lieu of a paltry $17K to make the problem go away. No-one from the City will be available to manage the parking issues as there are no Ranger services after 7pm weekdays and 5pm weekends, except for emergencies like dog attacks. The Councillors say they will 'moniter' the parking. 

Please ask your friends and neighbours to sign this petition so that we can show the Liquor Licensing Dept. (RGL) that there is not the 'over-whelming support' for a bar at this ill-conceived location that the Applicant claims. This is our last chance.

You can sign this petition anonymously if you prefer. Only the author will see the names and you can be assured they will used in the strictest of confidence. If you prefer, contact the author for a hard copy pro-forma.