Eurobodalla Shire Council is set to hold an Extraordinary Meeting next week with an attempt to reverse the approval of a controversial subdivision at Mossy Point.
Councillors Sharon Winslade, Stephen Mayne, Mick Johnson forcing the meeting to be called on Tuesday afternoon after lodging a rescission motion.
The current approved DA allows the owner of the block to clear 76 percent of the forest that is currently home to the threatened yellow belly glider.
The move comes as angry residents prepare to hold a public meeting at 11 tomorrow morning on the corner of George Bass Drive and Annetts Parade.
Lifetime Connells Close resident Jay Coots said the picturesque forest entrance to the suburb, relied on by so much wildlife, will be destroyed forever.
“It’s not just our backyard, it’s everyone’s backyard,” Mr Coots said.
“It’s when you drive into Mossy Point. That’s anyone that comes here. It’s everyone’s backyard and it’s so nice,” he said.
“Mossy Point is the last undeveloped area really. Like its got the original houses, there’s no suburbia. You know every house very street’s got character. There’s trees so this development is going to look so out of place. Yeah it doesn’t really fit.”
Jay said he couldn’t believe the decision when the council voted on Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s just like a kick in the chest really. It got through. The whole voting, the mayor having the deciding vote. I guess that was just a bit, that’s how it works but a little bit hard take,” he said.
“It’s kind of hard to take because you don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. It’s a bummer because you look at the map and you look out here and it’s two different things.
“I looked at the map again last night and there is hardly any trees where the existing houses are and there is a lot of trees, it’s untouched bushland and they are just gonna nuke it.”
