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.