Another dimension to this is that the owner of the Golden Brumby had to conform to the 'art deco' aesthetics of the original single-storey building when adding the second story in which she and her family live.

Not only do they face the prospect of massive overshadowing by the proposed hotel tower but there is apparently no requirement for it to sit comfortably with the surrounding aesthetics. Across the road are the new LC buildings which are modern but an effort was made to have them blend with the original building both in height and facade aesthetics. This just appears like slithering hypocrisy by the LCC and kowtowing to 'the big end of town'. What also strikes me is how the proponents came up with such an architectural monstrosity when they have done such excellent work at the old LGH and in updating the Penny Royal World complex. What is it with developers and unnecessary towers? Some sort of inadequacy? Maybe we really need lots more female developers.

Michael Seward, South Launceston.

A COUPLE of weeks ago Leon Compton was interviewing three mayors and most of his questions regarded climate change and the effect it could have.

Our Launceston mayor was one of the three and something came up about the large floods we've been having in the last few years. I couldn't believe my ears when our mayor told Leon that "if we knew then what we know now, Invermay wouldn't be there".

This from someone who has pushed for the university to move from Newnham, which is above river level, to somewhere built on a swamp.

Don't the council take things into account when they blithely give away land that is totally unsuitable for a new university, complete with underground car parks?

It's about time all council meetings were completely open and all subjects on the agenda advertised some days before the meeting.

Glennis Sleurink, Launceston.

I GO to Paper Beach at least once a day.

I have done this for more than 10 years. The beach is dog-friendly. Sadly, a couple of local residents are not. They are not visitor-friendly either. They badger the council constantly with petty issues hoping to shut the wonderful café and get rid of the pleasurable pastime of walking a dog on the beach and enjoying a coffee and cake.

The book On the Tamar has photos of yesteryear with hundreds of people on Paper Beach. Sadly, today some locals think they own it (it's noticeable that they don't own dogs).

I'll be kind and say that they are inebriated by the exuberance of their own undoubted verbosity and pomposity.

Haydn Chick, Blackwall.

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