Cedar Grove Action Group has held a public meeting to inform the community about the proposed development of a wastewater treatment plant near Cedar Grove Road.
More than 50 residents from the Cedar Grove area gathered in Brushwood Park on Saturday, September 23 to learn more about the plant, which will treat effluent from the greater Flagstone priority development area.
CGAG was formed after a letter stating assessments were to be completed at the site was distributed by Logan Water Infrastructure Alliance on behalf of Logan City Council in May.
As previously reported by the Times, residents have concerns about the environmental and social impacts of the plant, which was zoned by the state government.
CGAG chairperson Debbie Brezac said it was great to see the community come together to discuss issues and exchange ideas.
“Very soon the development application for the plant will be open for public consultation and we want to give people the support to take action,” she said.
“It can be overwhelming to know what to do and easier to just let it happen.
“We want the community to look back and be able to say we did everything we could.”
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Ms Brezac said residents had mixed feelings about being able to stop the plans but she said the meeting helped them realise they could have their say on the issue.
“People really want to be informed about their communities and that is what our public meeting tried to do,” she said.
Ms Brezac said the public meeting had also allowed more people to sign the CGAG petition, which brought it to about 600.
“We residents to do four things,” she said.
“Sign the petition, make a submission during the public consultation period, tell friends and neighbours about the issues and encourage them to get involved and to follow us on Facebook.”
Beaudesert MP Jon Krause said he was unable make the public meeting but had written to deputy premier Jackie Trad on numerous occasions to ask her to investigate other options for the treatment plant location.
For more information, facebook.com/CedarGroveActionGroup.