By JONATHON HOWARD
AN ARGUMENT over an unnamed stretch of road near Ravenscroft Road, Elbow Valley, has been resolved by the Southern Downs Regional Council.
The road will be named “Jacs Road” after a long-running dispute between neighbours who had opposing views for the name.
During Council’s general meeting on 24 April, 2012, Council resolved to adopt the cost sharing of the construction of the unnamed road.
Property owner James Cunich applied to Council for the naming of the road, which runs near his property.
Mr Cunich provided three suggestions and reasons for the selection in a letter address to Council.
“Jacs Road – these are the initials of James Cunich and his wife,” the letter read.
“Kunic Road – (Mr Cunich’s) original family name. Kunics brought first cherry trees to Australia from Croatia in 18th Century – Kunic means rabbit in Croatian.
“Or Ironbark Road, (as) Lot 1 on SP225147 is predominately Ironbark.”
The road names were assessed in accordance with the council’s roads and street naming policy.
The names “Jacs Road” and “Kunic Road” were shortlisted and advertised for public comment with written comments closing 4 July this year.
Council received one response from property owners along the unnamed road.
The letter, from Lindsay Madsen, objected to the suggestions being put forward, as he felt Mr Cunich was new to the district and holds a relatively small land parcel.
Mr Madsen had instead suggested names such as Madsens Road, E.N Madsen Road, Teds Road or Eds Road, in recognition of the contribution made to the community by his own grandparents, parents and uncle.
“Teds Road” and “Eds Road” both fell within Council guidelines, however, councillors said Mr Cunich had applied for the naming first and his application was subsequently approved.
