Councillors have voted to sell off land abutting Burnt Bridge Creek, a decision deferred from April’s Council meeting so neighbours could be consulted. However, ultimately councillors approved an option not favoured by those neighbours. The residents had wanted a large creek buffer zone that extended along the street front to be kept as public land to protect the creek and native animals. However, councillors approved a midway point with a larger creek buffer zone (Council recommended a smaller creek buffer zone), but no street front and ultimately, to not save a large gum tree. In April’s meeting, Council proposed two options after the first attempt to sell the block of land at 2 Bangaroo Street, North Balgowlah, deemed as an ‘underutilised’ asset, in 2022 was suspended...