It is my belief that Council has reneged on the 57 Station Street debacle because of the Mullumbimby Residents Association (MRA) canvassing every street in the whole Mullum area. MRA gained well over 2,000 signatures of locals opposed to the development.
Everyone but Council could see that this was not only breaking federal, state, and local regulations but was outrageously inappropriate for the carpark site at the entrance to Mullum. So after five years of planning, how much staff time and money has been wasted?
We the ratepayers demand a Development Assessment Panel investigation of this huge error of judgement. I propose Mr Dale Emerson, convenor of MRA, as one of the resident members of the investigating panel. This is the kind of error that needs the full light of WTF happened? Not to be swept under the carpet and forgotten about.
As The Echo stated last week, ‘how can the ratepayers have any confidence in Council unless they show good faith with the public?’ They should make a report and share it with us, in a timely manner.
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. 
