Morpeth heritage listing battle continues at Maitland Council

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland Council will meet with the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) to clear up “misinformation” around the process to list significant parts of Morpeth on the State Heritage Register.
Councillors voted on Tuesday night to allow the meeting, which was requested by the OEH.

It follows council’s decision not to support community consultation on listing of the Morpeth Heritage Conservation area on the State Heritage Register.

In a letter to council, Katrina Stankowski from the OEH said information in media and social media reports was “troubling” as it contained misinformation about the process that could have affected some people’s perceptions.

Full article available at Maitland Mercury, November 30 2017.