Feather #3....in an earlier post, you claim HARS has the overwhelming support of the wider community in Wollongong but this is clearly not the case is it? Some in the community are seriously concerned about what this grubby little council is up to and why they are pushing the barrow so strongly for upgrading of the facilities - HARS just happens to be the convenient vehicle of the moment. The suggestion that an airstrip upgrade is going to entice a domestic carrier into the region is farsicle and just plain blatant lying on behalf of this council so therefore any upgrade will be purely only beneficial to HARS - it stands to reason then that in this case, HARS should contribute significantly to the upgrade of the facilities at the airport!
and some in the community are about to demand that HARS contribute AT LEAST 50% of these costs! But more in question at present is how the present arrangements for the upgrade came about and why council DID NOT initially go out to tender and awarded the contract to their bed-buddies in the slimy yellow trucks - $M3 without any public consultation, no tender and a two year warning that they would be awarded the contract is unacceptable on all accounts - no wonder ICAC has been called in and no wonder the potential regional sponsors for HARS are running for cover
Sorry guys, HARS has walked head-long into one of the most questionable little councils in NSW - there is every chance you might have to nominate a captain to go down with the ship (and soon)
Hope you have all your ducks in a row?
