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"actually nearly all of us who live here have young families"
I am compelled to write a review of where I live, as the last reviewer UG** has several points which are CLEARLY INCORRECT!!!.
As you can gather from reading the prior post, the reviewer in question lives in an older house, on the main road and most likely rents it.
The points that I would like to correct are:
There are 3 new housing areas in the flat area. The first is nearly completed, the 2nd where I live is about half completed and there is one more development which is just starting now. That is 3 not 4. Also to give the full picture, the local council has limited the housing development in the Mclaren Flat area to the 3 areas mentioned, the rest is a local primary school, the general store, a small amount of orginal housing and vineyards. All the land available in these 3 developments has sold. Demand has been significant, hardly surprising really as Mclaren Vale is at full capacity.
Hardly a noisy, high density housing development, as the prior poster would lead you to beleive.
Graffiti - what graffiti?
Another misconception is the type of people who own houses in this area. Although there are a few retirees, most of us are 2 parent with young children families, here for a quieter life, where our children can play safely outside our houses, whilst enjoying the "fruits" of the region - wine and food. I am happy to report, that despite being an owner of a new house, we enjoy our vineyard views!. The well regarded local primary school can contest to the regions young family growth as the enrollment has increased 45 kids in one yr, giving them a grand total of 152 children at the beginning of 2010. Hardly a mecca is it!
Most of us have no problem travelling the 4kms to Mclaren Vale to access childcare, the supermarket, cafes, restaurants and all I have spoken to are happy to not have the larger generic fastfood giants in our region.
Some people find change "hard to handle", wishing the town was like it was "10yrs ago". Thats life!, With change comes opportunities and given time Mclaren Flat will come into it's own.
I will agree with some comments, certainly some local infrastructure could do with some upgrading and certainly the local council needs a wake up call on some attrubutes in the Mclaren Flat area, such as poorly developed and maintained reserves in the new developments - for the $1600 per annum rates we pay you would think the council would weed and maintain open reserve areas. The cell phone coverage needs some work with some of the providers and Australia Post could do with supplying enough PO Boxes for all residents or better still give us a postie.
Prior poster I suggest if the flat area is not for you, you move a few kms down the rd to Kangarilla or Meadows for "life like it use to be"
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
- Retirees
"the reviewer in question lives in an older house, on the main road and most likely rents it."
Wrong. We live in a house that is about ten years old. And you presume wrong about renting.
"There are 3 new housing areas in the flat area. The first is nearly completed, the 2nd where I live is about half completed and there is one more development which is just starting now. That is 3 not 4."
Wrong again, clearly it shows that you have not lived in this area long enough to even realise that there were FOUR. One on Ingoldby Road, One on Oakley Road, One down Hunt Road, and now the one that is on the main road, at the Wetlands.
"“actually nearly all of us who live here have young families” Really? Have you seen the latest census? I think you'll find that incorrect too.
"Hardly a noisy, high density housing development, as the prior poster would lead you to beleive. " Clearly you have not had to live amongst the new building development, which we've had to put up with for well over a year now.
"Graffiti - what graffiti?" Blind eye much?
"Prior poster I suggest if the flat area is not for you, you move a few kms down the rd to Kangarilla or Meadows for "life like it use to be"
Well, perhaps if people like you were to stay away and build in high density areas, people "Like us" wouldn't have to bloody well move from our homes, would we.