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Council Amalgamations
Due to the users endless source of knowledge I have a question concerning the changes among the council system and if they will affect the development of the trails around Bantry Bay and Manly Dam?
If so will these changes be for better or worse or does anybody even know what is happening?
Thanks, Alex
The Grove Bike Park CLOSED down.
Took my boys to the Grove Bike Park at Seaforth the other day to see a sign put up by Manly Council saying it was closed due to vandalism. I can't find out any other information about it on the web. I'm really not sure what that means - you can still just walk in and use it. Has the council just decided to stop funding it? Given it only opened about 18 months ago, it seems like a strange decision.... especially given the distinct lack of any evidence of vandalism.
Can anyone throw some light on that decision? Or suggest who we can push for a better statement than simply 'Its Closed'.
Response from the mayor
Just thought I'd share a quick note I received (to my surprise) from the Warringah Council mayor Michael Regan. I sent an email to council after the recent trackworks lamenting the lack of consultation, and got a fairly detailed and good response letter from Michael Keelan (Manager Parks, Reserves and Foreshores). I replied thanking them for the reply and expressing my confidence that things are looking like improving in terms of communication between council and the mtb community. This was the mayor's response:
The Grove: rebuilt and now open
Today's Manly Daily (pulped trees version) has a story saying "The Grove" at Seaforth has been professionally rebuilt and is now open for riding. No electronic version is available as far as I can see.
Last November there was a story here which announced the work was going to happen.