A young couple was rendered speechless after receiving an email informing them that their newly constructed home would be razed to make room for a freeway.
Charmaine and James Jackson, who have two young sons, were notified through email on Monday that their “dream home” in Griffin, north of Brisbane, will be demolished as part of the Bruce Highway improvement.
The young parents moved into the brand-new home for the first time on September 1.
Ms. Jackson, 29, a stay-at-home mother, told Daily Mail Australia: “I haven’t been able to stop feeling sick since I received the email.”
We anticipated staying in this home until our children graduated college.
The Jacksons are one of 25 families whose homes in the Aspire subdivision in Griffin will be demolished as part of the $2.1 billion Bruce Highway upgrading project.
The Jacksons got an email on Monday advising them that their “dream home” in Griffin, north of Brisbane, will be demolished as part of the Bruce Highway improvement.
The couple paid approximately $600,000 for the house and land and moved in on September 1 of this year.
Half of the houses slated for demolition are brand-new, while the other half are still under construction.
Mrs. Jackson stated, “I’ve seen a handful of the owners in person, and everyone is absolutely devastated and terrified about what will happen to them.”
Mr. Jackson stated that the Queensland government’s planning calamity will cost homeowners tens of thousands of dollars.
Mr. Jackson, a 30-year-old software engineer, stated, “There is no way that the same amount of money would cover the cost of rebuilding our homes if we paid the same amount for the land and construction of our homes.”
Where do we intend to go? How can they suggest demolishing our home while there is a housing crisis?
Mr. Jackson (right) stated that he is most enraged by the fact that the loss of their new home was a “preventable problem.” Charmaine and James Jackson are pictured.
“We’re experiencing a housing shortage; how can they suggest demolishing our home?” Mr. Jackson said in awe
The land and building of the couple’s new four-bedroom home, which was planned for their two young sons, Theo, 4, and Elliott, 1, cost approximately $600,000.
Mrs. Jackson stated, “The thought of having to pack up our dream home, our first home, when we have just arrived is distressing.”
This is our dream home; it’s not costly, but we chose everything, including the colors and the floor plan.
“The idea of selling it and it being a rental till it’s demolished makes me sob uncontrollably at the prospect of someone renting the bedrooms we chose for our sons.”
The Jacksons are one of 25 families whose homes in the Aspire subdivision in Griffin will be demolished as part of $2.1 billion in Bruce Highway improvements.
The couple purchased a house and land package in the Aspire development north of Brisbane, whose builder, Fairland Group, complied with all regulatory regulations.
“The emotions are very strange; I swing from crying to feeling outraged and emotionless, as if this cannot be happening to us.”
No specific timeline has been provided to the affected families; they simply know that their new homes will be demolished.
Mr. Jackson criticized the effects on young homeowners as a monumental planning failure.
“People who are planning this should have been able to interact with those who approved the land titles; this should never have occurred.”
This was an issue that could have been avoided, and that is what angers me the most.
If we had known this would occur, we would not have purchased here.
No family is aware of when the bulldozers will be called.
Mr. Jackson stated, “It might be next month or within the next six months, it could be two years or ten years, depending on when they secure funds for the next phase.”
Mrs. Jackson stated that after years of saving, her family believed they were free from renting.
The Jacksons are one of 25 families whose homes in the Aspire subdivision in Griffin will be demolished as part of $2.1 billion in Bruce Highway improvements.
“We rented for six years, saved heavily, and believed we were finally free of rent and inspections.”
Another young father discovered his new home in the same complex would be demolished only hours after receiving the keys.
ABC said that Anil Konda, a father of four, received an urgent email from the government requesting him to call on Monday.
He had waited eleven months for the construction of his family’s new home.
Last week, my children, my son and my daughter, selected the colors… I had planned to begin the project today, paint the rooms, and repair the furnishings.
He feared losing a portion of his block when he called the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in response to its ‘land need’ inquiry.
However, he was informed that the construction would result in him losing his entire home within two or three years.
Scott Searle, the general manager of Aspire developer Fairland Group Pty Ltd, verified that his organization adhered to all government regulations and permissions procedures.
The Queensland government predicts that by 2041, daily traffic between Moreton Bay and north Brisbane will grow by almost 50 percent.
The TMR website states, “Without extra capacity from future expansions, this essential portion of the National Highway will be extremely crowded for extended periods, causing considerable increases in travel times for motorists.”
Mark Bailey, Minister of Transport and Main Roads, asserted that people in the planning area for the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrades project were notified as soon as feasible.
According to him, impacted residents receive ‘appropriate value and recompense’ for their properties, but ‘it’s never a good process’