Concern over Visual Barriers
by sallyw 1:30pm, 6 May 2008
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Recently there has been a lot of concern that the wider community gets punished by the installation of signs, containers etc as a result of the actions of a few people who do the wrong thing. Visual barriers are an effective way to raise the profile of the issue and act as a deterrent for the future. Given that the clandestine nature of tree vandalism makes the identification of perpetrators difficult can you suggest an alternative approach?
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ggeer
May 18, 2008 07:27pm
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Most of us are happy to see the barriers and to know something is being done. There is no need for an alternative, if they dont like the barriers people will make sure the guilty people stop.
martha
May 23, 2008 09:08pm
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Hear hear! Id rather see trees than barriers but would rather see barriers than nothing at all. They need to stay there long enough to be a real deterent. Also Council should consider naming and shaming.
Your Concious
May 29, 2008 05:08pm
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Working with the community, if more than one person complains they should listen, as I said before go to the top of one mile beach hill & have a look out above the trees.
There is a lot to hug isn't there !!!
tonyb
Jun 02, 2008 09:45pm
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I agree the barriers are needed, in many incidents there is only one possible benifactor. I think council should take legal action in every possible case. Even if it fails for lack of evidence it will cost the defendant in time and legal costs.
unclerob
Jun 02, 2008 12:05pm
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An alternative would be to offer a reward for evidence identifyin the guilty people. Anything but punishing everyone
David
Jun 02, 2008 02:38pm
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Well im not to sure about the comments RE "most of us are happy to see the barrier" all of the people that i have spoken to are appalled by the placing of the containers at Boat Harbour, the approach by council should be concilitry rather then the "jack boot" approach, punishing the whole community for the actions of a few isnt going to resolve the issue, Visual barriers are not an effective means of managing this issue, public awareness, education and litigation are the only recourse, a suggestion is that CCTV camera's (units with a closed loop can be purchased for under $2000 be installed along at risk areas)
Pro-active not reactive people
David
Jun 02, 2008 02:39pm
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yang
Jun 08, 2008 01:20am
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maybe if the council planted low growing species in the affected areas,the residents could have their views and the greenies could be happy?