Member for Davidson, Jonathan O'Dea, has commented on issues surrounding the Northern Eruv proposal in St Ives following escalation of the issue in the local and broader media.
"While rational debate and discussion based on the facts should be welcome, prejudice or discrimination based on racial or religious grounds should play no role in the debate,” Mr O’Dea said.
"I condemn some of the inflammatory comments that have been made, generally by anonymous persons in online blogs.
"Tolerance and respect for the rights of others are important values in our society," he said.
"While I understand the intent of the proposal, the development applications associated with the eruv should be properly assessed and decided by Ku-ring-gai Council on environmental and planning grounds.
"I have confidence that the Ku-ring-gai Council will professionally assess the applications and I do not intend to interfere with the decision of the Council," Mr O'Dea concluded.
