February 22, 2015
The action group fighting to have the Jimna Fire Tower repaired and re-opened to the public say that “new information” has come to light which should help their cause.
Dave Wright, secretary of the Jimna Forest Action Group Inc (JFAGI) , said the recent re-opening of the Mt Allan Fire Tower for public viewing in the Conondale National Park, was only made possible by the replacement of decayed sections of its wooden legs “exactly the same problem encountered with the proposed installation of stabilisation collars and sway wires to the Jimna Fire Tower”.
He said previous State Government advice that the replacement timber poles were no longer available had been proven incorrect as had the previous assumption, that the expertise to do the work was no longer available.
Mr Wright said a previous State Government departmental determination that the extra cost of work on the Jimna Fire Tower was not warranted, also had not been professionally evaluated, nor had alternative funding been considered.
He said JFAGI would be seeking a letter of support from all elected representatives at all levels of government, along with all stakeholders throughout the Somerset Region and beyond, for presentation to the relevant incoming State Government Ministers.
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