Te Awanga residents are up in arms about the proposed development of a 6ha rural property.
About 60 residents gathered at their community hall last night to make further submissions opposing a submission from Te Awanga Downs Family Trust to subdivide Te Awanga Downs, a 6ha sheep and cattle farm on Gordon Rd.
Te Awanga Downs owner Chris Nilsson said the residents were "barking up the wrong tree," protesting at the proposal.
"They're ignorant of the workings of the council. A few people are stirring up a big hornet's nest without knowing the facts," Mr Nilsson said.
He had proposed 120 building blocks, which could vary from 450sq m to 1200sq m, as well as new roads and a sewage-treatment plant as part of the development.