Chamber's voluntary survey results ...
From WIN News:
6 July 2006
COMMERCE WATER SUPPORT
Chamber survey reveals support for Water Futures project.
A new survey reveals fifty-seven per cent of Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce members believe the addition of treated effluent to our current water supply will benefit business.
The results are in contrast to initial suggestions made by the Chamber's president, that the group was skeptical of the controversial plan.
Source - WIN News - Commerce Water Support.
Interesting results.
Chamber of Commerce President Ian Anderson was quoted as saying he didn't think the results were conclusive.
As with any survey, voluntary or otherwise, it depends on the question asked. Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce members have also been under fairly unrelenting pressure from certain councillors to support Mayor Thorley's project.
On 29 July, voters must decide by ticking a Yes box or a No box whether they wish to go down the Thorley road of drinking recycled sewage.
No-one will be looking over their shoulder. No-one will know how they voted and both the Yes and No teams will have to accept the verdict.
It's going to be an interesting run towards Referendum day ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 7:41 AM
3 Comments:
And when hasn't the Chamber of Commerce in this city given in to Council pressure? - the ring road is a fine example. I would like them to do up a draft of how this could possibly benefit Toowoomba business and then send it out to every business in town - that would be interesting and I am sure TCC would oblige with ratepayers money to cover the costs involved.
12:49 AM, July 07, 2006
The Chamber membership is not representative of the cross section of the business community and this survey was conducted with one sided glossy information from council. It only serves to show how devisive this situation is.
The business community is very worried and in the main will be voting No.
3:41 AM, July 07, 2006
From ABC News:
Nursery industry urges vote for recycled water
7 July 2006
Queensland's nursery industry says residents should vote 'yes' in this month's water poll if they want Toowoomba to retain its nickname of the Garden City.
It comes as a chamber of commerce survey shows 57 per cent of Toowoomba businesses believe the water futures project would be beneficial to the economy.
Donald Scotts from the Nursery and Garden Industry of Queensland says it has examined the alternatives and recycled water is the best option to maintain the city's green image.
"Anything that gives a guarantee of water supply is going to help the nursery industry and we are suffering, there's no doubt about that," he said.
"We want people to be encouraged to garden - it supports our industry financially, but the other side of it is the benefits of gardening and as we've said the economic and tourist benefits of Toowoomba, if it can get back to being the best Garden City in Queensland."
The Citizens Against Drinking Sewage (CADS) group says the nursery industry has not heard its side of the story.
CADS coordinator Rosemary Morley says she also is not fazed by a survey showing most businesses believe the water futures project is beneficial to the local economy.
"[The] chamber of commerce business list is made up by a lot of government instrumentalities and it doesn't truly represent the smaller business end of the market which is the majority of the business community," she said.
7:35 PM, July 07, 2006
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