It seems that this elected Council thinks little of the community and the best interests of business.
We had the renewal of the stormwater system in Lawson Street Byron Bay, no real thought given to those businesses or the adverse effects this would have on them.
Now we have the closure of the entry and exit to Mullumbimby and the absolute craziness of forcing all traffic leaving Mullumbimby to the north to use Coolamon Scenic Drive (Tunnel Road) which will put the motoring public at risk and more than likely finish up in a serious accident.
Will Council take responsibility for this if it occurs?
Even suggesting that adequate consultation had taken place here is ludicrous, was the transport advisory committee involved in this decision?
I read in The Echo that Council staff advised councillors not to discuss the 57 Station St development with the community, is this staff’s idea of consultation?
It seems to have been decided on the closure of the roads into Mullumbimby that Council will just do it and then deflect any concerns the community and businesses have.
Where are all of these so called experts employed on Council in this field, did none of these people see the problems this ill-planned road closure could cause both to people’s safety and business livelihoods?
Nice one – Cr Asren Pugh took the high ground with his statement ‘somewhere in the process, something was broken and didn’t work, and we’ve caused confusion for the staff who are supposed to be implementing, we’ve potentially caused delays’.
What does Cr Pugh’s statement mean, that the elected Council has confused the expert staff employed to deal with these problems?
I thought they were there to advise the elected councillors on issues like this so these sorts of situations don’t arise? Guess not.
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. 
