While Orange mayor John Davis welcomed council’s decision on Thursday to approve the proposed airport business park, the development has met further opposition.
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Despite councillors voting 6-3 to approve the proposal, a rescission motion has been lodged by councillors Reg Kidd, Ron Gander, Kevin Duffy and Scott Munro.
The motion is set down for a meeting on Tuesday, June 27.
“The councillors who have lodged the rescission motion have concerns,“ Cr John Davis said.
“They’ll be arguing the case and so will, I because this is an important project.
“It was good to hear the views of people who spoke to the meeting [on Thursday].
“As a result of the meeting, I think the objectors have a better idea of where the council is sitting.”
“As a council we won’t support heavy industry, something that is environmentally unfriendly or unsustainable.
“It’s not Orange versus the country.
“It’s not people in city areas versus people in rural areas.
“We’ve brought the proposal from 400 hectares to less than one hundred with buffer zones and we want to see industry out there in the long run that’s acceptable to the whole community.”
Cr Davis said there were no development applications (DA) before council regarding this development.
He said when a business does lodge a DA it would be put to council and once again the community would be given an opportunity to comment.
“I’m pleased the airport business park has passed another milestone,” Cr Davis said.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for jobs creation and growth.”
The proposal will go to the NSW Planning Department.
