Concerns within the Fern Bay community haven't stopped Port Stephens councils approval of a new community facility in Medowie.
Council is planning to borrow from Fern Bays section 94 funds, which has prompted Fern Bay Fullerton Cove Progress Association to launch a petition to stop the construction.
Councillor Steve Tucker says the clubhouse will be a positive addition for the people of Medowie, as the funds would not have been readily available for the Fern Bay area anyway.
"Section 94 is a legal, complicated mechanism the government has set up. It has to be done within the framework and it is really difficult to spend that money," says Councillor Tucker.
"We have managed to at least help the people from Medowie."
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| Councillor Steve Tucker at Lemon Tree Passage Source: Port Stephens Examiner |
