Car Parking Detestfield

[fish]

Bloody Charles Sturt council, adios Harold.

I'm not sure if the Council is to blame Gozu. I reckon I read somewhere that the Council tried to block it but had to eventually approve it after an appeal or legal advice...

Okay I thought I read somewhere they rolled over. Still an absolute cesspit of a council though.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/deal-struck-over-west-lakes-shopping-centre-parking/story-e6frea83-1225953701183

BOOM gates and paid parking will be introduced at Westfield's West Lakes complex after the local council conceded it would lose a legal challenge against its decision to block the plan.

Charles Sturt council today said it "agreed to a compromise" after receiving legal advice.

The complex is regularly used by crowds at Port Power and Adelaide Crows home games at the nearby AAMI Stadium.

Westfield had appealed to the Environment, Resources and Development Court after the council's Development Assessment Panel refused an application to install boom gates and paid parking.

"Council received legal advice from its solicitors and Senior Counsel that it was almost certainly going to fail in court if it pursued a case to refuse the boom gate application," the council said in a statement.

"It was also advised that achieving positive community outcomes could be better reached if a compromise was reached between the parties."

[mighty_tiger_79]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/marion-pl ... 6137269807

[mal]

TTP 2012
This might be my typical shopping day at TTP in 2012

MASSAGE
I often go to TTP to get a massage with the Chinese establishments

HEALTH FOOD SHOP
Drop in occasionally to buy the latest health product
Buy these products but Im still unhealthy, the workers must wonder why

BOOKSHOP
Have a gawk in the bookshop, usually if sports books on spessssshial
Occasionally buy a book

FOOD COURT
Always have my meal there on my visits
Usually the Chicken Yiros
The vendors treat me like royalty for some reason
I eat in my spot across form Gloria jeans Coffee shop, to purve at the sheilahs
Where I sit and to best purve was taught to me by Bayman

MYERS
Browse in there, especially make up and perfume sections, the shop assistants are nice to LOOK at

BETTS AND BETTS
I keep thinking Dutchy owns this store for some reason


BOOST JUICE
sometimes I will purchase a juice there

BY NOW
by now I would have bumped into someone I know, and chat
Im that sort of person, very popular, very socialable, Im one the best blokes Ive ever known


PRETZELS
occasionally buy a pretzel

TARGET
have a gawk in there, see if anything on speschhhhial is worth purchasing

SA LOTTERIES/NEWSAGENCY
Look at the mags, might by one
Occasionally buy a lottery ticket

ABC SHOP
Occasionally buy from there
Go in most weeks looking for a signed Autobiography book written by Chris Kendall

KMART
look for speshhhials
Buy an occasionally CD, they are cheaper there than record shops, I do it for my own Sanity

REJECT SHOP
for cheap stationery

BY NOW
done about 30 minutes walking, good exercising

MYSTIC MOON SHOP
occasionally by some lucky stuff there
but enjoy getting served by a couple of pretty woman that work there

GYM EQUIPMENT SALSEMAN
enquire about exercise machinery
sometimes the man might be serving another b4 me
when he finishes , he says to me ''sorry about the weight''
so I leave , offended by his comments

WOOLWORTHS
Do my shopping there, generally spend $100 + buying foods

BAKERS DELIGHT
Buy a multigrain bread, I like their bread

LIQUOR STORE
Very occasionally buy grog, dunno why, everyone else I know boozes, so I pretend Im like them

FINISH
Thats it
Out to the car park
Get in my car
back is stiff and sore
feet ache a bit
got some exercise
had a decent purve
talked to few people
I like this big day out
Ive spent $150 + for the visit , like most shopping days
Im at these shops for about 3 hours per shopping day
AND
Then I gotta pay these greedy Westfield people a parking fee for helping keep the centres vendors in business
I HATE parking fees with a passion
So much so, I might consider do my shopping elsewhere


As for the vendors, they might be struggling becoz of this phenomenon called on line shopping
Now the greedy landlord is quite possibly costing them my patronage

P
S
If this is my last post, its becoz my wife read this post

[Booney]

LMAO - 30 minutes of walking and moving your eyes around does not counter the Chicken Yiros...

[Jimmy]

This is what it's like in sydney. 3 hours free then pay.

In the cbd, parking garages go up as follows

$9 first 30 mins
30-1 hr $22
1-2 hr $35
Etc it's about $80 for 4+ hours

******* redic, cheaper in NYC!!!!!!

[Jimmy]

BY NOW
by now I would have bumped into someone I know, and chat
Im that sort of person, very popular, very socialable, Im one the best blokes Ive ever known

st

Hahhahahahaha, gold!!!!!!!!

[Johno6]

This is what it's like in sydney. 3 hours free then pay.

In the cbd, parking garages go up as follows

$9 first 30 mins
30-1 hr $22
1-2 hr $35
Etc it's about $80 for 4+ hours

******* redic, cheaper in NYC!!!!!!

car parking is a rip off, cheaper going to a brothel now a days.

just pay them and leave ya car in their driveway while u shop.

if they make u pay at ttp, that will be even worse

[Sojourner]

Saw an article that said paid parking is going into Westfields at Marion, wonder if Westfield own either Castle Plaza or Mitcham Shopping centre? Both will be doing pretty well out of the decision one might think!

[Brucetiki]

This is what it's like in sydney. 3 hours free then pay.

In the cbd, parking garages go up as follows

$9 first 30 mins
30-1 hr $22
1-2 hr $35
Etc it's about $80 for 4+ hours

******* redic, cheaper in NYC!!!!!!

About the same in Brisbane too - got slugged $40 for under 2 hours at the Myer Centre there (and that's the cheapest), They're also having battles with Westfield over paid suburban parking, with Chermside in the cross heirs for paid parking as well.

I also understand Westfield will be installing a smart parking system which will direct traffic to the nearest available car space (probably similar to what's at Burnside Village and Fairview Green), which hopefully will mean an end to the 20+ minute hunt for that elusive car space Westfields are notorious for, as well as a valet service for about $5.

[Brucetiki]

Saw an article that said paid parking is going into Westfields at Marion, wonder if Westfield own either Castle Plaza or Mitcham Shopping centre? Both will be doing pretty well out of the decision one might think!

They own neither. Not sure who owns Mitcham but Castle Plaza is owned by Colonial First State (who also own the Myer Centre, Golden Grove Viilage, Ingle Farm Shopping Centre and Elizabeth Shopping Centre).