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Paul Brecht, Evans Head

The supposed artwork on the roundabout on Ewingsdale Road is a total waste of $50,000 as far as I’m concerned.

I was at Brunswick Heads a couple of weeks ago and when I drove over the bridge to Torakina I couldn’t dodge the great big potholes there. Are they fixed yet, Byron Shire Council? If not, why not?

Wasting $50,000 of ratepayers’ hard-earned cash on that artwork instead of making the Shire’s roads safe doesn’t make sense to me and, I’m sure, to a lot of other people throughout the Shire.

Just imagine the damage those potholes are doing to people’s cars too. I wonder if the craters on Main Arm Road are fixed yet? Shame on you, Byron Shire Council.



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