“This afternoon I saw a bird get hit and we held it till it stoped breathing”

The office of the Mayor often gets letters from residents with their concerns. Given the sheer volume of correspondence, our assistant often co-ordinates a response with council staff and the Mayor just signs the letter (after sense-checking the content).

On this particular occasion I received a handwritten letter with ‘Please Write Back!’ and I thought it required a personalised response. One letter suggested a sign and a gate. Another letter suggested weekly street sweeping. The staff ended up opting for a Wildlife Sign (which we don’t usually do) and it will arrive in the coming weeks. And I wrote back with a personal touch.

On another note, I appreciated that these residents made it clear that the issue was on Grosvenor Road ?????????. There was a situation last council term where staff realised that someone had accidentally heritage listed 15 Grosvenor Road Wahroonga instead of 15 Grosvenor Road Lindfield.

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