PORT Stephens Council will provide a report on the maintenance of Taylors Beach.

On Thursday 5 May, Taylors Beach Residents Committee invited all East Ward Councillors to a meeting in which they acknowledged their feelings of neglect by the Council.

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In a notice of motion raised by Councillor Leah Anderson at the recent Port Stephens Council meeting, Cr Anderson asked the Council to provide a remedy to these feelings.

“The residents of Taylors Beach feel that Taylors Beach looks tired, they feel neglected and have issues that they want the Council to address,” Cr Anderson said.

A list of community issues was raised including the requests for electricity to the rotunda and a desire for a walking path along Taylors Beach Road.

“The Committee advised Council that residents and visitors have to walk on the side of a windy and dangerous road (that also requires pothole maintenance) and push bike riders also have concerns for their safety,” Cr Anderson said.

Residents also called for the extension of the concrete boat ramp, as it is a popular ramp for locals, yet residents advise that people are often getting stuck in the sand.

The community also requested road maintenance, particularly repairs of the road down to the boat ramp where the roadside is cracked and falling away due to the number of people taking boats down to the ramp.

One particular issue that Councillor Anderson addressed was the Norfolk Island Pines in the area.

“Some of the Norfolk Island Pines are dangerous with falling branches.

“Recent events had branches on one resident’s pergola and a shade sail potentially saved the family from injury when they fell,” she said.

The Natural Systems team is currently investigating the health and safety of the Norfolk Island Pines along the front of residents’ houses.

“I’m requesting the General Manager to provide a report on the maintenance concerns of Taylors Beach and how Council will fund the above requests from tired Taylors Beach locals,” Cr Anderson said.

By Tara CAMPBELL