It seems that Byron Shire Council’s (BSC’s) underpaid councillors and overpaid senior staff cannot manage the Shire efficiently.
Einstein said that we ‘cannot solve our problems with the same level of intelligence that created them’.
So rather than continuing with resident groups working to overturn unintelligent BSC decisions, I propose we elect an AI as mayor and general manager. With resident oversight of course.
To read in The Echo that BSC is proposing building above a four-metre easement onto private property for the sewerage line at the 57 Station Street development, which whistleblower Alan Dickens says will need much more repair than BSC is telling us.
And that a survey of all Mullum residents, that showed that 91 per cent are against this, is being ignored by the mayor, is shocking!
And saying that the traffic in to, and out of, Mullum can go via Tunnel Road and McAuleys Lane with single-lane sections is beyond belief. Other councils do this kind of work at night, not dangerously inconveniencing all traffic to Mullum.
And giving our water supply, which the residents want to keep, to Rous Water because of a much-bloated quote of $580k needs Alan Dickens’ attention as well.
AI will eventually manage our Shire much more efficiently and deserves a chance to show councillors and senior staff how this can be accomplished. So AI for mayor and general manager.
Noah Yamore
Mullumbimby
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
