A mixed-use development is dividing the community in this traditional Canberra suburb

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Residents and businesses divided on future look of traditional Canberra suburb

The Kingston Foreshore on the banks of Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin has been praised by Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud as a great example of "sustainable urban living".

The Kingston and Barton Residents' Association said the proposal did not reflect the character of the area. Sam Graves, who lives next to the site, said traffic and parking in the area was already a nightmare, and this development would create traffic chaos, both during construction and once the apartments were completed."I live around here and street parking is impossible at the best of times."Leeroy Petersen owns the Caribou pub on Green Square and said the area needed a face-lift.Not only is he for the Geocon development, he wants many more complexes like it to be built in the area.

Under that plan, Blocks 13 and 22 Section 22 Kingston have a two-storey limit — six fewer than Geocon's proposal.

 

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