Open letter to Blue Mountains Councillors

Good Morning Councillors,

On behalf of the residents that make up BMORC we would like to extend our thanks for the opportunity to coloborate with yourselves and council staff regarding the downhill mountain bike tracks at Knapsack Reserve.
We have been offered great support from council staff and councillors in the complicated process to gain accreditation for the works, including the areas of a more complex nature specifically the routing of the downhill tracks which enable them to meet the stringent requirements that will make them sustainable.

The effort required to negotiate the sometimes emotive attachment that groups hold on areas of such significance as the Knapsack Reserve are not lost on myself or my constituents and to this end I would like to perpetuate our strong gratitude for those efforts.

As we enter the final stages of the ratification of the Draft Plan of Management for the reserve we dearly hope that your demonstrated and informed position will enable yourself and your fellow councillors to draw the same conclusions as the professional opinion of council staff based on the evidence put forward supporting the routing of the downhill track which is the best example of sustainability.

As residents who have already felt the dissapointment of losing an existing downhill amenity in the area, we have demonstrated our bonafides by using the upmost restraint with respect to observing the closures and will continue to do so now that the motions raised in last nights council meeting have altered the anticipated schedule for the works to commence.

We look forward to a positive outcome and trust that in the event you require further information or wish to engage us in dialogue pertaining to the project we would welcome all correspondence, please direct them to my email and I will be sure to post them on our forum

Best regards

Kingy