The Toronto Foreshore Protection Group has accused Lake Macquarie Council of missing the point of a masterplan into the future of Toronto Foreshore.
With Council excluding a Bath Street site development from the plan, they believe the community is being prevented from having their say as Council change the rules to suit themselves.
Suzanne Pritchard from the Toronto Foreshore Protection Group (TFPG), says a petition has been signed with over 3,000 signatures asking the council to rescind their decision to develop the site with a four to six storey complex without involving the community in the planning process.
Land zoned as 'operational' near the heritage railway station has been included in the masterplan, however, the Bath Street site, only 400m away, was not.
A public meeting will be held to provide background information and explore community concerns about the Bath St proposal at 7pm on Tuesday 4th September at Toronto High School's auditorium, with Councillors invited to attend.
TFPG will also have a stall at the Toronto Markets on 1st September and will be raising balloons to show the impact of a four to six storey building they say will have in obstructing and disconnecting the community from their lake, community facilities like the cycleways and yacht club, along with compromising the heritage of the town.
