A member of Greystones Municipal District left last Tuesday evening s (15th) meeting in protest after a motion was passed to build 41 social housing units on lands beside Burnaby Lawns.
Cllr Tom Fortune, who voted against the motion along with Cllr Mags Crean, said it was quite disgusting , and told the Cathaoirleach, Derek Mitchell, he hadn t a bull s notion .
Around 50 residents of Burnaby Lawns were outside the council building opposing the development.
The vote to accept or refuse the Part 8 proposal had been adjourned from the previous month s meeting for members to send queries to housing director Joe Lane.
Cllr Gerry Walsh spoke about the chronic need for social housing in the Greystones area, with families residing in totally unsuitable and in many cases overcrowded conditions.
Over 100 people are on the housing list and currently living within two kilometres of a proposed social housing development in Greysotnes, according to a local Councillor.
Members of Greystones Municipal District will vote next Tuesday evening to decide whether 41 residential units should be built on lands adjacent to Three Trout Stream and Burnaby Lawns.
A number of residents of Burnaby Lawns held a protest outside the November meeting of Greystones Municipal District, at which the decision was deferred. They have concerns that the development will have an impact on flooding in their estate.
Fianna Fáil councillor Gerry Walsh has warned that people are being forced to live in garages and attics because of a shortage of social housing.