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Hornsby Unstructured Recreation Plan Passed
Very good news in from HSMBA today, regarding a council meeting last night:
For those who could not attend, the Unstructured Recreation Plan was PASSED but more specifically the NEED for a Mountain Bike track will be addressed as it was the only activity which received public comment (thanks to you guys!)
We are not sure where it goes from here, however we will get in touch with council to see what needs to be done. It's still very early days and we have a long road ahead of us before we put shovel to dirt.
Remember to check the website www.hsmba.info for news and updates!
What this means is that the council voted to accept the recommendations made in the following document:
https://businesspapers.hornsby.councilsonline.co...
Page 56 on paper which is actually 67 in the PDF.
Looks very promising to me - many thanks to all involved in the HSMBA initiative (and I urge you all to visit their site and register your interest)! 
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excellent news!
ive registered, hopefully the track will be good fun
the link to the pdf doesnt work
Try this link: https://businesspapers.hornsby.councilsonline.co...
It's Section 14.
Some quotes from the business paper include:
"Unstructured recreation has a higher community participation rate than competition sport, yet this has not been reflected in Council's expenditure and planning for recreation facilities."
"The URS was placed on public exhibition for a period of six weeks from 9th September to the 21st October 2008. Over 150 submissions were received relating to mountain bike trails. Submissions came from a wide demographic, including families, older riders, and singles."
"Schedule 8 in the URS includes a table with a preliminary assessment of mountain bike trails. This will need to be reviewed in consultation with members from the newly formed Hornsby Shire Mountain Bike Alliance and any other interested parties. The review would entail a fuller examination of the constraints and opportunities of the various trail sites, a ranking process and a cost estimate for each site."
The recommendations ACCEPTED by council are:
1. Council adopt the attached Unstructured Recreation Strategy.
2. Council authorise further investigation into the development of mountain bike trails within the Hornsby local government area.
3. The results of the investigations arising from recommendation 2 are reported to Council for its consideration.
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