Total Signed: 307
Total Signed: 307
Background
The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business has launched a petition calling on the Hobart City Council to hold a public meeting regarding the proposed Collins Street bike lanes.
1000 signatures from Hobart residents are needed to force the Council to hold a public meeting on this matter.
On the 31st of October the CGHB held its own public meeting to hear what concerns the business community had. At that meeting there were calls to hold an elector poll on the issue.
After feedback from our meeting, the CGHB along with business leaders endorsed a motion put forward at the last Hobart City Council meeting.
The motion called on the council to stop the current proposal in Collins Street and to undertake an independent economic impact study on effects to surrounding businesses of the proposal, the motion was lost 7 to 5.
Business leaders were present in the gallery and had to wait over 3 hours to hear the motion as the council refused to move the item up the agenda.
It has been convention in the past to move agenda items earlier for the benefit of people in the public gallery. It was done recently when the council called for a ceasefire in Gaza but not Hobart business leaders.
After the way members of the business community were treated at the meeting, we have no choice but to push for this public meeting.
Members of the business community are sick of being talked down to and disrespected.
Edwin Johnstone
Chair, Confederation of Greater Hobart Business