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[email protected] [email protected] Available early Tuesday at: page http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 22 #13 14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 22,300 copies every week LOST WORLD OF THE LIBERTARIANS Council revisits Helen St bridge Kurt runs with the champs Michael McDonald and reviewed by two sepa- Council an opportunity to that if it were to go out to Byron Shire Council last rate structural engineers, honour its commitment and tender again the end result week voted 8-0, Crs Tucker one of whom is a consultant salvage the project, plus might be another very expen- and Tardif absent, to receive to Council. We ask that you Council’s reputation for get- sive bridge. When we get to a staff report on an amended consider what the commu- ting things done. that stage, we, the commu- Helen Street footbridge nity has achieved in the last ‘Obviously, building a nity, would do our utmost to design by structural engi- month – cost free – and let bridge is more challenging see that an affordable design neer Tony Baggio ‘as a basis us continue to work with than painting road markings and tender is submitted and Council on getting a result. to create bike lanes and traf- for new construction tender responded to, in accordance ‘We are confi dent that the fi c islands for Ocean Shores, specifi cations’. Mr Baggio with tender regulations. put up the revised plan, design before you is realistic but those measures will not ‘There are plenty of local which is considerably and correct in scale and con- stop our residents from driv- builders and construction cheaper than previous ten- cept… Council has already ing themselves and their ders, on behalf of local spent good public money on children the 5km round trip companies who would be residents.