The City of Joondalup has hit again after a Burns Beach resident refused to permit a part of his driveway to be ripped up by the council.
Len White, who has lived in his Burns Beach residence since 2016 has been requested by the council to organize for the town to put a kerb on his driveway, as the realm poses a possible security danger.
The council is ready to chop up a 0.6-metre part of the driveway closest to the highway to place in a kerb and “vehicle apron”.
However, Mr White instructed Daily Mail Australia that he considers the development vandalism.
“They want to come along and vandalise it, so why? It’s an absolute disgrace,” he stated.
The City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob has assured the group that the affected areas are a hazard, even providing to take unconvinced Burns Beach residents all the way down to the websites to see the risks for themselves.
“I’ve had five or six people over the years who have been… every one of them I’ve picked up and taken for a drive has been happy afterwards.”
Mr White claims the part needing building is a part of his property, however the City of Joondalup has fought again saying the realm is government-owned, stating if something have been to occur the council could be liable not the home-owner.
“It’s ours. It’s our kerb. We’re replacing it because it’s badly damaged, it’s the council’s property,” Mayor Jacob stated.
The price of creating driveways compliant shall be lined by the council, he stated.
Mr White was notified in regards to the potential security difficulty a lot of instances by the council, who’re set to start changing the driveways on January 23.
“We’re letting him know as you’d expect and he’s been very well notified. He’s had his local ward councillor…. spent a couple of months going back and forth with him on this late last year. The officers have written to him a number of times including hand-delivered letters,” stated Mayor Jacob.
The council has been making an attempt to repair the problem across the City of Joondalup since 2016, with work set to proceed into the longer term.
“This is by no means the first. We’ve been doing this for about four years and we’ll still be doing it for another five or six years from here.”
If the highway floor will not be eliminated, the council stated in a press release: “Localised failures may cause water penetration into the pavement layer of the road which has a significant impact on the structural integrity of the road section and therefore significantly increases the costs to the city and its ratepayers.”
Mr White instructed Daily Mail Australia he’s not satisfied the kerbs will make a distinction because the driveways which have already been mounted by the council within the space are now not in one of the best situation.
“All the so-called compliant driveways have all cracked up,” he stated.
“It looks awful the standard of workmanship is even worse than the original.”
Mayor Jacob is conscious of Mr White’s concern and has even provided to take him all the way down to see the websites the place the council has efficiently changed driveways.
Residents who refuse to conform might face a invoice of $1000.
