It's the curious case of the council providing infrastructure the community doesn't want. That's what Kangaroo Valley resident and shop owner, David Gazzard, says.
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Shoalhaven City Council has received grant funding to build ten bus shelters in the region - including one on Moss Vale Road in Kangaroo Valley. It has received about $10,000 toward the cost of the Kangaroo Valley Shelter.
But Mr Gazzard says the community does not want the proposed shelter.
"It doesn't fit the streetscape, it takes up about eight car parks in an area with a small amount of parking, and we could do without one altogether," he said.
"One bus comes through a day. The number of people who use it is negligible. The council want to spent the money because they've been allocated it, whether people want it or not."
Mr Gazzard said, if the council was committed to building the shelter, the ambulance station would be a better site.
"It's a modern area, it's only a couple of minutes walk to town, and there are public toilets there," he said.
"The council has not listened to what the townsfolk want."
The results of community consultation about the proposed bus shelter were included in a report to the council's strategy and assets committee.
The report acknowledged the proposed site received more objections and less support than the ambulance station site, however, said the ambulance site would be too costly.
"This option received the highest number of 'supports' and the second least number of 'objections'," it read.
"This location would be compliant with disability access standards, but would be more costly [$30,000 to install kerb and guttering] and is not supported by the transport provider Kennedy's Bus & Coach due to the remoteness to the town centre."
Google Maps says the Broughton street option is a 400 metre - or a five minute walk - from the Kangaroo Valley General Store.
Mr Gazzard said he was not sure why the council would consult with the community if it did not intend to act on its feedback.
The report said the impact on parking in Moss Vale Road would be minimal.
"[The Moss Vale Road option] relocates the existing bus zone from one side of the council car park driveway to the other, so there is no actual net loss of car parking," the report read.
"The location is also directly adjacent to Council's car park which has spare capacity during the week when the bus operates.
"The proposed bus zone is time restricted to minimise parking impacts."
If the council does not build a shelter in Kangaroo Valley, it would still need to fund the cost of buying the bus shelter [$10,700] and its installation elsewhere to meet CPTIGS deadlines.