Greens mayor sees red over tree removal

Greens mayor sees red over tree removal

Posted May 17, 2012 11:27:37

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The Byron Mayor has successfully stopped work on a road project being carried out by her own council at Broken Head.

Jan Barham says 20 large Blackbutt trees have already been removed to allow widening of the coast road.

She says councillors were not consulted on the issue, and a temporary stop-work will remain in place until an urgent motion is considered at this afternoon’s council meeting.

Cr Barham says she’s appalled by the council’s actions.

“My own council using a mechanism created by the state that disallows an open and transparent process and a proper consideration of the ecological values,” she said.

“I am very upset and wondering how the hell Byron Council, well known for protecting and preserving bio-diversity could be doing something like this.

“A private developer would not be allowed to do this sort of work.

“Yet this is council doing the work, when it’s meant to be the protector and preserver of our natural wildlife and environment.”

Topics:environment, local-government, road-transport, byron-bay-2481, lismore-2480

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