We should this week receive a Legislative Council Inquiry report into the future use of the North-East Rail corridor, long a divisive issue.
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Should it be repurposed as a cycleway?
Should a heritage tourist train from Launceston to Scottsdale be established?
Or should there be an element of both?
One thing is for sure, this project should have been up and running by now.
For five years debate has raged between two community groups staunchly in favour of their ideas, who have been unwilling to compromise.
A proposal for a cycle path between Launceston and Scottsdale was first put forward by the Dorset Council in 2014.
At least six separate expensive reports from private consultants, a federal funding announcement, new state legislation, state government intervention, City of Launceston council lobbying, and now, a Legislative Council inquiry - we are still no closer to progress.
That is why whatever the Legislative Council committee recommends, the community should mend all bridges and both parties should come together to form something positive for the North-East.
A tourist attraction that will provide significant long ongoing fiscal benefits.
One or the other would inject millions of dollars into an economy that is recovering from the state's forestry turn down.
Neither parties, including the Dorset Council, have so far been willing to accept a compromise proposal from City of Launceston for a shared corridor.
It's time for the stubbornness to end.
Leadership isn't outright rejecting another person's or group's stance, it's about working towards an outcome for the greater good. Sometimes that means there is a loser.
Not everyone can get their own way all the time. So let's hope the Legislative Council Inquiry, which has spent months determining the fairest and most sensible outcome, can draw a line in this unnecessary saga.
For the region's sake because something else is needed to complement and grow on the success of Derby's mountain bike trails.
It's time for progress.