I am regularly out and about and it is interesting to see that life has almost returned to normal despite the ever-changing COVID situation.
It has been fantastic to see economic and social activity on the increase thanks to visitors and the community attending various sporting and community events over the past couple of months. Well done to all involved.
At HRCC there has been a lot of work, both in front and behind scenes, to have proposed projects in the city tested via the community engagement process.
There is a major project happening at the moment - it's called the Horsham Central Activity District Revitalisation: Draft Streetscape Plan - and it's out now for community feedback.
As mentioned in the draft plan, public consultation started last November and this is when people raised issues such as parking – including opposition to parallel parking, improvement to lighting, greenery, shade, pedestrian safety, footpaths and seating.
The draft plan mentions seven improvement strategies and 12 specific proposed projects.
What do you think? Would you like to the proposals implemented? Are there enough improvements in accessibility, lighting, greenery, shade, parking, seating and public facilities?
Perhaps more space for activities or social connection such as a town square, more pop up parks, a play area, #1000 trees for Horsham campaign or highlighting what we have in our central activity district like our heritage buildings.
So I would like to encourage the community to have your say, no matter who you are, what you do or where you are from. The current stage of community engagement started last week and will conclude on 25 March.
We need to keep looking and moving forward, as we are a thriving regional city. We need to be open to new ideas and transparent in moving our community forward.
