In last week’s front page story by Paul Bibby on plans for a ‘jobs hub’ at The Saddle Road, Brunswick Heads, the developer’s marketing – sorry, planning – consultant Stephen Connelly strenuously denied it was a facade for de facto residential housing.
To quote Mandy Rice-Davies on another controversial issue, the Profumo Affair, ‘He would [say that], wouldn’t he?’
As one of the co-principals of Planners North, Mr Connelly has been eminently successful in helping to get up a range of large, sometimes contentious, residential and commercial developments in Byron and Ballina shires and parts further afield. While the Planners North website is somewhat scant on details, the Echo’s digitalised print archives would make interesting reading for the ardent shire resident.
Prior plans to redevelop the rolling hills of The Saddle Road have met with controversy. I’d expect no less of the current proposal.
