Elon Musk wants to build a Tesla factory that will create 100 jobs in Australia – and Nimbys are furious

The richest person in the world Elon Musk is a step closer to open a factory in Adelaide Despite local opposition.

On Tuesday evening, the city of Marion 8 to 3 voted for the sale of a package of 2,600 square meters of polluted country, Chestnut Court Reserve, currently being fenced because of trichlorethylene contamination to real estate developer MAB CCT.

The sale paves the road for one Tesla Facility for repairing and recycling batteries, together with a service center and the vehicle showroom.

This decision followed a recommendation by the Council staff and, despite receiving nearly 1,000 public entries, with more than 90 percent against the project.

According to the council, the development is expected to be delivered around $ 56 million in economic activities and will create around 100 jobs.

More than half of the submissions were from people who lived outside the council area, which showed how passionate some South Australians were about rejecting Musk.

Critics raised fears for environmental damage, loss of green space and the company reputation of Tesla.

“Tesla is a terrible company for the city of Marion to even consider indicating this country,” said a resident of Marion on social media.

One entry against the proposal emphasized some concerns that the locals had.

The richest person in the world Elon Musk is a step closer to opening a factory in Adelaide despite the local opposition.

Chestnut Court Reserve, in southern Adelaide, is infected with Trichlorethylene

‘It will destroy green space in an already tight place of residence. It is important to preserve green spaces, not only for the community, but also for local biodiversity, “said it.

‘Furthermore, and more importantly, I do not want to live in a suburb who is sold out to take advantage of a man who has given a (word edited) greeting and who only has his own (word -edited) interests in the heart. For me, the sale of green space speaks to take advantage of Elon Musk to the values ​​of the council and I want to live somewhere that is attentive and includes all residents. ‘

Members of a website ‘Trees Not Teslas’ said that the proposed factory would ‘bring protests to the area’ and give the region a bad image.

But the mayor of the city of Marion Kris Hanna, the factory, will create 100s jobs – and the Council has voted to request approval of the state government despite hundreds of entries that oppose this.

‘The soil (at the Chestnut Court Reserve) is contaminated with the chemical trichlorethylene. It is safe when it is sealed, such as in a factory and parking garage, but not for recreation or gardening, “he said.

‘If we don’t continue, this would have cost 100 jobs to locals, but it would not have had an influence on Elon Musk.

“Tesla would almost certainly find somewhere else in Australia to build their factory.”

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The application for having withdrawn community classification will now be assessed by the Minister of the Local Government.

More than 50 trees should be removed. The developer has entered into an obligation to maintain at least 3 of the 4 important trees on the site.

The developer has also committed himself to planting considerably more replacement trees than they are legally obliged to do on the development site.

State Prime Minister Peter Malinauskas told the Adelaide advertiser that he “disagrees” with Musk’s politics, but said he wanted to invest in the state, he is “good with that.”