How much of these pro-developer actions by Council are we supposed to put up with? Council give away land to developers and the developer puts through a controversial development application (DA). Then the developer cashes in and sells it. Come on people, how much more of this can we tolerate? I call for Council to be sacked, enough is enough! I encourage everyone to take action; write to our Mayor, Michael Lyon, calling for a process to begin that sacks Council now.
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Draft COMP caps Public Access at Lismore Council
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A Draft Code of Meeting Practice (COMP) and Briefing Policy prepared by the Governance & Customer Service Manager was the subject of discussion at Lismore Council this week.
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Chinny Charge returns for Sept
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