We've probably all read the absolute bullshit coming out of Logan Council about the closure of Edwards Bridge on the Greenbank to Springfield road, and the extra expense it will add to truck owners and to add the extra fuel use, carbon emissions and tyre and engine particulates pushed into the environment.
Logan actually appears to be waging a war against Truckies at the moment with new draconian parking regulations complete with charges to park on your own property and now with this unthinking and uncaring closure for vehicles above 15ton GVM.
Now we're seeing the closure of a section of Chambers Flat Road between School Road and Koplick Road in Logan Reserve for an upgrade of the surface and adding wider shoulders , for a period of about 3 months assuming whether allows.
Ok so why is this making my Blog? well you may ask.
I don't know about you but it is highly suspicious that the Chambers Flat Road upgrades/repairs stop at the boundary of old Logan and the Edwards Bridge is also outside old Logan and it seems that there is a conscious decision not to spend one cent outside old Logan.
The worst part of Chambers Flat Road is actually between Koplick and Logan Reserve roads where trucks often need to still get a wheel off the road to allow another wide vehicle to pass, it is bumpy and pot holed and has large trees within a couple of meters of the carriageway in places, and yet Logan aren't going to do anything to it, instead they will do up a wide part which is to be fair not in the best condition but not anywhere near as bad.
People in the old North of Beaudesert are being short changed, charged full rates even though receiving almost zero services and when road upgrades come they are left out in the cold.
The local councillor is Phil Pidgeon and if you have questions as to why we are being avoided when it comes to spending money, I suggest you contact him.
philpidgeon@logan.qld.gov.au or 3412 5402
If you want to make a complaint about roadworks in general, the responsible chair is Ray Hackwood.
rayhackwood@logan.qld.gov.au or 3412 4471
It is obvious we are being set up to just continue to pay so that fat cats like the CEO and his deputies can get awards and reap huge salaries while we get ripped off big time, the amalgamations have left us worse off in fact we'd be better off if Brisbane amalgamated Logan now. Is that too wild a thought?
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7 comments:
When I read about the bridge in another blog, I thought thye may just be out of money for projects, but now it does seem like you're right, they are only out of money for projects south of the old Logan Boundary. where are our councillors? oh thats right, getting masrried, campaigning or going fishing! When is the next election?
When is the next erection?
We know we are getting under serviced, and this is a prime example of it.
Well nothing will change by way of the next lot of candidates. They continue to be tared with the same brush.
This council and crs are absolutely useless and a complete drain on the people.
Why do we tolerate this incompetence? Why do we tolerate the dictatorship?
It may be time to join the truckies and march in protest - right in front of council chambers.
It may also be time to dissolve this council like they did in the 80's.
Something has to be done!
It appears that the LNP will assist the chosen one at a bi election should Ban win the federal seat. So the question is why are the Parties now formally trying to mark territory in councils?
Why are the people tolerating the bad governance? We really need to join forces and voice our opinions out loud.
While we just grumble on blogs, they can ignore us. We need to find a leader and take this out in the public arena.
At least the people of Ipswich had the gumption to protest against the high increases in electricity, Toowoomba took a stand against the recycled 'poo' water. What are we going to do?
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