Tumar in Pacific Onderwijk on the Native Group Home Since the locals fear ‘Halfway House’ will cause a crime and cause a dive of real estate

Locals against a ‘group house’ in their NSW Central Coast Neighborhood demands answers about who will live there, because the developer suggests that it could recover from drug addicts and former prisoners.

An application of $ 1.6 million at Central Coast Council, made by Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Center via Development Company ADW Johnson, plans to transform something before the Lakes Anglican school location into Summerland Point on Lake Macquarie.

It proposes to transform an existing building with seven bedrooms into a permanent stay and to add another eight bedrooms with movable homes.

In application documents, the developer described the project as a ‘group house’ for both transitional and permanent residents.

It defined a group house as a home that could accommodate residents, including people with disabilities or social disadvantage, or who undergo alcohol Rehabilitation.

It can also offer halfway accommodation for people who used to live in institutions, or hiding places for men, women or young people.

But the local population of Summerland Point, who had submitted 900 objections to the proposal on Friday, say that they have no idea who will actually live in the house. They claim that it will influence safety, facilities and house values ​​in their city on the lake, where the average house price is around $ 800,000.

Max Collins, a retired local who lived in Summerland Point for 10 years, said it was a lack of information that residents found.

The $ 1.6 million application at Central Coast Council was made by Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Center via Development Company ADW Johnson (site depicted)

Residents had asked Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Center for a meeting on site that the organization refused (photo director of the Belinda Field center)

“If you read the Da, it’s pretty frightening,” he said.

Mr. Collins understood that the development was originally intended as a women’s shelter, but said that the possibility became ‘smaller and smaller’ as the proposal received publicity.

‘They have not mentioned domestic violence for women, what they have said is that it can be used for drug and alcohol rehabilitation and people who used to be in institutions.

‘This is a quiet small suburb … We have worried many older people about things like this in our neighborhood, and many young families.

‘The only thing the community wants to know is, what’s going on? It is right next to a club, so you can certainly not have drugs and alcohol (rehabilitation). The council really made a mess of this – they treated it badly. ‘

Mr. Collins said that the developer was not allowed to build on the site because it was a C3 zone – a problem that it seemed to have become affected with his plan to bring in movable homes.

Residents had asked Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Center for a meeting on the spot who had rejected it, he said.

He claimed that his opposition against the group home was not rooted in racism.

The local population claims that the group will influence the safety, facilities and house prices of their peaceful Hamlet on the lake (photo Summerland Point)

Summerland Point, on the north side of NSW Central Coast, borders Lake Macquarie

“Nothing has been said with regard to Aboriginal. It is only this development – nothing is mentioned about the race. ‘

Hundreds of objections to the development have been submitted on the website of the Central Coast Council, with the names of residents edited.

“I would like to emphasize that Summerland Point does not have a police station and that the presence of the police in the area is remarkably limited,” said a local.

“This lack of law enforcement infrastructure calls out serious concerns about the ability to guarantee the safety of the community and to respond effectively to possible challenges arising from the creation of a group house in our area.”

“… Moreover, this project calls for concern about potential devaluation of real estate,” said the local.

“Residents of our community are proud of their houses and have invested heavily in maintaining their property, choosing to live in this area because of the peaceful and hospitable environment.”

Daily Mail Australia has contacted ADW Johnson and Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Center for comment.