The Hobart City Council has signed off its submission that it will make to the Tasmanian Planning Commission, stating its opposition to the controversial Macquarie Point stadium project.
In the submission Council will say that it “does not support this project being built at this location because the negative impacts outweigh the positives.”
The council will outline its concerns in the submission which include damage to heritage sites, environmental issues and poor planning processes.
As agreed by last night’s meeting, the final submission’s section on social and community issues will be amended to reflect local information and perspectives. The submission will include both SGS Economics and AEC reports, noting some limitations and that economic impact studies are not cost-benefit evaluations.
A response has been drafted, agreeing with many findings of the Tasmanian Planning Commission’s draft integrated assessment report.