We, the undersigned, do respectfully request that Council act immediately to address the existing severe deficiency of Public Open Space (POS) in Osborne Park and plan appropriately for the increasing residential and business population it is promoting in our suburb. In the Herdsman Glendalough Structure Plan, the City identified Osborne Park as having ‘a severe shortage of Public Open Space and an inequitable arrangement for this community in comparison to other areas across the City that must be addressed as soon as possible.’ The City has not provided a solution to remedy this finding. Provision of POS is incumbent on the City; offering incentives to developers for POS is not practical or timely and offers no guarantee that sufficient POS will eventuate. We request the City take ownership of the POS deficiency in Osborne Park which it has presided over for years in two ways:-
1 – Immediately acquire land for POS to develop infill parks in our area of Osborne Park
2 – Actively and demonstrably plan to resolve the imbalance of POS in Osborne Park.