Council biased towards developer, court finds

SMH, 5/9/7: A LABOR-DOMINATED inner city council abandoned its “independent judgment” by signing a $2 million property contract that compelled it to approve future applications lodged by a prominent local developer.Last week, the City of Canada Bay Council lost its second consecutive court case this year in the NSW Land and Environment Court over its dealings in Strathfield’s lucrative “Golden Triangle” with the colourful property developer Antoine Bechara.