NEGOTIATIONS in the Planning and Development Court have failed to produce an agreement in a fast food battle on Cohoe St.
Friends of the Toowoomba Range spokeswoman Kate Powell returned from Brisbane determined last night.
One fact was made clear at her mediation meeting with representatives from Toowoomba Regional Council, the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the developer - neither side was backing down.
"All parties to the appeal met (yesterday) to discuss issues in the appeal," Ms Powell said.
"Unfortunately, no agreement was able to be reached.
"The appeal process will now continue with meetings of experts, all of which will be costly."
To date, FOTTR has spent more than $25,000 on its campaign against the development of Eastside Village.
"The ongoing appeal is going to cost at least that again," Ms Powell said.
"We'll need to appeal for ongoing financial support to continue."
The council-approved project, undertaken by Toowoomba developer Jim Kelly, includes a 24-hour McDonald's, KFC, a convenience store and food outlets.
Opponents have claimed the fast food precinct would intensify traffic issues and not fit in with the suburb's leafy surrounds.
DTMR originally required traffic lights to be installed on Herries/Cohoe Sts to make the centre viable, but has since acknowledged further traffic problems existed.
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