Over forty people attended the inaugural meeting of Businesses of Beecroft, "BOB", in the Beecroft Bowling Club yesterday. As explained by Paul MacDonald, BOB is proposed as a way for all the many and varied businesses in the Beecroft precinct to get together to discuss issues and to propose how to promote and evolve the Beecroft Shopping Village.
The first item discussed was the Hornsby Shire Housing Strategy, which since December 09 has been proposing to list the entire Beecroft Shopping Village as zoned for five storey mixed commercial and residential development, with the objective of providing over 200 new dwellings by the year 2031.
Councilor Michael Hutchence gave an excellent presentation on the proposal, explaining that it is really too early to discuss the detail of the plan. A lot of additional documentation is still being prepared to cover parking, traffic, and other related issues, and that the full strategic plan will be available for viewing in mid March. He promised to liaise closely with BOB in the next few weeks.
Juan of Beehives provided a first class spread of food. Jean of Beautiful Things presentated a plan for an Easter Egg promotion for the village, and Lisa of Just for Him gave a closing address, after which many of the attendees retired to the bar.
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