Earlier today I posted seven letters to the current siting members of the ACT Legislative Assembly for Molonglo and one to the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope in his capacity as Minister for Business and Economic Development.
The intention of these letters is to engage with the local members who are elected to represent Gungahlin residents. There are enough concerns at a local level to more than justify their involvement. People have to remember that the ACT Government raise revenue through the Utility Tax December 2006 which includes the infrastructure providing inadequate service to my suburb.
I also believe telecommunications issues may be threatening the viability of Gungahlin as a location for private enterprise and Governments relocate to.
For the seven members for Molonglo I have sent identical letters with only the addressee altered. The current sitting members for Molonglo are:
- Katy Gallagher
- Zed Seselja
- Andrew Barr
- Simon Corbell
- Caroline Le Couteur
- Jeremy Hanson
- Shane Rattenbury
I have posted the letter to Katy Gallagher below to show the content of the letters addressed to Molonglo representatives.
Letter to ACT MLA – Katy Gallagher
The letter to Jon Stanhope is slightly different as the Chief Minister is not a representative for Molonglo. My letter to him is posted below.
Letter to ACT MLA – Jon Stanhope
I am calling on each elected representative to become involved. The Gungahlin community is starting to engage in this issue, I would be disappointed if our elected representatives failed become part of the solution.
That is a fantastically well-written letter, and articulates not only the problems we face at an individual level, but the problems the wider Gungahlin community faces.
I sincerely hope that some sort of response is received from this initiative!