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Old 25th Feb 2012, 06:42
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'Jilted at the altar’
25 Feb, 2012 04:00 AM
AUSTRALIA Asia Flight Training director Neil Hansford has compared Liverpool Plains Shire Council’s decision to abandon the flight school to “getting jilted at the altar”.
Mr Hansford said the residents and councillors opposed to the project did not want the public to have all of the information.

“All the information suggests the DA (development application) is capable of being passed,” he said.

“They know that once the DA goes in, all their claims will be seen to be untrue – they’re scared the residents will see the facts.”

He also claimed a “racist element” was also at play because of the Asian and Middle Eastern students who were anticipated to study at the school.

Gunnedah had a 90 per cent community support rate when the development was on the cards there, Mr Hansford said, and he believed a similar number of Liverpool Plains residents would be behind the proposal.

He plans to continue carrying out research into community support, with the report due March 8.

But Mr Hansford has confirmed he is already negotiating with other councils. While he did not name any areas of interest, he said it looked unlikely to be in NSW.

He told The Leader he believed the saga would damage LPSC’s reputation.

“This will preclude anyone coming to the Liverpool Plains to do a development because it has shown the council to be unreliable.”
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