Local developments-December 2008

2 major resource consents are in progress for Whitby

1. The 18 house development on Flotilla Place, off Resolution Drive is being heard by a Resource Hearing Commissioner at present. WRA and several local residents presented their submissions verbally this week.

2. The Silverwood rural subdivision application for 19 houses, mainly on the hills behind James Cook Drive area but visible from much of Whitby. Submissions have to be with PCC on their forms by 13th January 2009.

Chairing local futures....

Thanks for the confidence a number of locals showed by electing me as the Chair of the Whitby Residents Association last week. I hope to be able to fill Jim Dearsly's shoes adequately !

There will of course be some differences in style and areas of focus. The WRA needs to concentrate on its Village Planning for the next 6-8 months and will need many people to respond to the survey that is published in Whitby Newsbrief this next week. We will also carry a much wider brief to engage with all those authorities who govern aspects of our life.

In the gun this week is.....the Wellington Harbourmaster ! Apparently he controls the activities of those highly noisy and polluting jet skiers on the Inlet ( I presume he has his own jet ski to catch them !). If we see a tug make an appearance we know he's not quite up with the state of play.

Village Plan survey out this week !

Watch out in the next edition of Whitby Newsbrief for the long awaited household survey- we hope all of you will fill it in and let us know your views on a large number of key topics

We can't plan unless we have plenty of data !

We will let you know via the Newsbrief what the findings are and how this may shape our futures.