News
27 November, 2024
‘They’ve left us hanging in limbo’
A Morayfield couple continue to live in a state of limbo as they wait to hear a decision from Moreton Bay Council on whether their home will be partially or fully resumed to allow upgrades to Caboolture River Road.
The Sentinel reported in September about the case of John and Elaine Walsh, who are asking Council to fully resume their property on the corner of Amy Street and Caboolture River Road, given they said that a partial resumption would pose health risks and an unliveable situation given the proximity of the proposed road works to the property.
The Walsh’s have been asking Council to resume the entire property so they can move on and continue to live a quiet life elsewhere, given the proposed expansion and road works would take place 1.4 metres from their living room.
They are now waiting to have another meeting with Council representatives, joined by their own solicitor and independent evaluator.
“We’re still hanging in limbo and god knows what is going to happen,” Mr. Walsh said.
“We would have to be able to get the price that will not only allow us to move on, but rebuild and reconstruct everything we’re losing.
If nobody comes to the party, we will be forced to turn around and stay in our home, because at least we own it, and just accept the conditions, which are going to be detrimental to our health.
There are conditions that could be employed by Council to support us, but they would still have to pay a considerable amount of money to build a wall around the property next to road sites, and compensate us for additional expenses for work I would have to do to make us more comfortable in a fairly uncomfortable position.”
A Council spokesperson said, “Council is in regular contact and continues to work with the landowners of 1 Amy Street, Morayfield to reach an agreement to purchase the whole of the lot.”
Any agreement will be subject to a Council Resolution.
