SUTHERLAND Shire Council has rejected Zimzala restaurant’s request for
$44,000 as partial compensation for lost trade during the protracted
$3 million upgrade of The Esplanade.
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Ray Nelson, whose family owns and operates Zimzala, said the business was severely affected by construction work, which was meant to be completed by October 9 2012.
Instead, it continued until just before Christmas 2012 and is due to resume
in May this year, when the pavement will be replaced.
The disruption had so far cost $200,000 in lost business and we could be
bankrupted by the next stage of work, particularly if it also ran over schedule. We can’t afford to take another hit like that!
The project will end up taking at least four to five months longer than we
were originally advised.
Sutherland Shire Council has refused any compensation, which leaves us
with no option but to take legal action to recover the full loss, nearly $200,000, for the period from June to December.
We ask for our loyal customers to register on this partition to help our
pending case! Sincerely Ray Nelson (owner Zimzala Cronulla)
Updates
March 26, 2013
The council thinks we will just pack up and disappear while they ignore the damage caused by these construction delays. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook page to show them that our neighborhood is watching. Email your local representative today and demand they support fair compensation for small businesses.
March 26, 2013
The response gathered here proves that our community recognizes the unfair burden placed on a local business by these construction delays. Post this link on your Facebook page and email your local council representative today to tell them that Zimzala deserves fair treatment. We have the momentum to demand accountability now.
Reached 100 supporters
March 26, 2013
7 Comments
RIDICULOUS. They ruined the foot traffic for months on end. Pay the man for the lost revenue!
Always the same story in the shire. Roadworks never end on time and local business pays the price.
Hope you win the legal battle ray. It was a nightmare trying to even get a coffee there during the construction.
Fix the street but dont bankrupt the locals in the process. Simple as.
The council always drags these things out. Zimzala is a great spot and they deserve better than this mess.
Too bloody long to do the work SSC
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SUTHERLAND Shire Council has rejected Zimzala restaurant’s request for
$44,000 as partial compensation for lost trade during the protracted
$3 million upgrade of The Esplanade.
See your ad here
Ray Nelson, whose family owns and operates Zimzala, said the business was severely affected by construction work, which was meant to be completed by October 9 2012.
Instead, it continued until just before Christmas 2012 and is due to resume
in May this year, when the pavement will be replaced.
The disruption had so far cost $200,000 in lost business and we could be
bankrupted by the next stage of work, particularly if it also ran over schedule. We can’t afford to take another hit like that!
The project will end up taking at least four to five months longer than we
were originally advised.
Sutherland Shire Council has refused any compensation, which leaves us
with no option but to take legal action to recover the full loss, nearly $200,000, for the period from June to December.
We ask for our loyal customers to register on this partition to help our
pending case! Sincerely Ray Nelson (owner Zimzala Cronulla)
Updates
March 26, 2013
The council thinks we will just pack up and disappear while they ignore the damage caused by these construction delays. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook page to show them that our neighborhood is watching. Email your local representative today and demand they support fair compensation for small businesses.
March 26, 2013
The response gathered here proves that our community recognizes the unfair burden placed on a local business by these construction delays. Post this link on your Facebook page and email your local council representative today to tell them that Zimzala deserves fair treatment. We have the momentum to demand accountability now.
Reached 100 supporters
March 26, 2013
7 Comments
It's tragic when outside work impacts on your livelihood and then those responsible just want to bury there head at the problem if the Sutherland shire council had offered something that would have been good now take them for the full cost
RIDICULOUS. They ruined the foot traffic for months on end. Pay the man for the lost revenue!
Always the same story in the shire. Roadworks never end on time and local business pays the price.
Hope you win the legal battle ray. It was a nightmare trying to even get a coffee there during the construction.
Fix the street but dont bankrupt the locals in the process. Simple as.
The council always drags these things out. Zimzala is a great spot and they deserve better than this mess.
Too bloody long to do the work SSC
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It's tragic when outside work impacts on your livelihood and then those responsible just want to bury there head at the problem if the Sutherland shire council had offered something that would have been good now take them for the full cost