March 15, 2010
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THE BYRON SHIRE ECHOAdvertising news enquiries Mullumbimby Byron Bay Fax http VOLUME TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER , , copies every week 1 at newsagents onlySpriCap eB yner School Stei on rng FaiA R R R R R R ,I TB ETA L KL I K EAP I R AT ED AY e Ma ny hearts, on a ep See centrKeep Main Arm small, say residentsMichael McDonald Main Arm residents turned up in numbers at Byron Shire Councils chambers last Thursday night to voice their opposition to development plans for their village. The chambers was full to overowing as residents put their case via Shona Murray of the Main Arm Residents Association MARA and asked questions of planners and councillors. As part of its Byron Rural Settlement Strategy BRSS Council is exhibiting plans by two landowners, ReGenesis and DavisMcIver, for village use and residential sites, some of the land requiring rezoning for village. ReGenesis holds hectares in total and DavisMcIver about ha. The expected maximum yield in total is additional dwellings on community title and dwellings in the village zone, plus a communitycommercial precinct on ReGenesis village land, resulting roughly in a increase on Main Arm villages current dwellings. Mayor Jan Barham introduced the agenda and handed over to Ms Murray, who put the residents case in a slide show. MARA felt the proposals do not meet BRRS objectives and was opposed to any commercial shopping centre in the village zone. We would accept some development but the growth should only be on lands already zoned village, Ms Murray said. Other issues for residents also included water pollution risks, air pollution, and ooding and erosion. The development mustMain Arm residents look on as Lois Cook of the Ngybul addresses Councillors on cultural issues. Photo Lou Beaumontrely solely on rainwater tanks, Ms Murray said. There will be insufficient water supply in dry times. We have a pristine envi-ronment with water of incredible quality. Siltation from one house recently built is already affecting it. There are also bushfiremitigation issues. How do improved. The developyou maintain enough water ment would mean more car movements per day. to ght res The community would On the question of the extra continued on page 2 rather not have the roadsMore peace than you can poke a stick at on Byron calendarByron Shire steadies itself for an outbreak of peace in two events scheduled for this Thursday and Saturday. This Thursday is International Day of Peace www. internationaldayofpeace.org with 2, events expected to occur in countries. At the