THE long awaited decision on the controversial $76.5 million Cultural and Civic Space project was revealed on Monday, with State Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes approving the development application for the project.
Minister Stokes had previously put a pause on the decision, seeking additional time to assess the extensive amount of public submissions received on the project, including 794 submissions of objection and 19 in support of the project.
A petition, containing more than 10,000 signatures, was also submitted to the NSW Parliament by Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh.
The petition requested that the Minister for Local Government intervene and pause the project to enable further community consultation and consideration of alternative options for a new performing…
