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Time running out for West Byron submissions

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In Dailan Pugh’s excellent summary of the horrendous plans currently on exhibition for the development of the West Byron Bay Urban Release Area DCP, he urges us to contact minister Don Page.

Don, in turn, recommends we send our submissions in to the director of planning and infrastructure – [email protected] – and, as we have only until the end of the month and the proposed development is such a terrifying prospect, I would urge all residents to get on with it; the actual planner is apparently Fera Taschner.

Jenny Coman, Bangalow

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2 COMMENTS

  1. In Response:
    As a previous “Byron Rate Payer/land-owner” SOLD/gone/exited from this Shire!
    Please do a Hydrology study of the swamp-lands(sea-level/water table/bore water level) rise in the last 25 years.
    A dire predicament awaits this area.
    Matt Hartley & Dailan Pugh are spot on!!!
    In heavy peak times..the WEST actually NORTH Wetlands smell/olfactory of urine/urea & tourist faeces..in overload!!
    The Cars that consumed & polluted BYRON!!
    signed The Dalmation Womanshock

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