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A Harbour Island developer last night denied excavating without proper permits as he accused opponents of complaining about the very activity they complained he had failed to do just weeks before.
Michael Wiener, principal of 4M Harbour Island, told government regulators that the accusations against him were more of the same from members of the Br-Island Responsible Development Association (BIRD) who have been determined to halt his development via a series of court actions.
The developer pushed back after BIRD members complained to the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) that he was excavating in an area where an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) had just been submitted to the Government, and issued for public release, ahead of a December 18, 2020, town planning meeting on the issue.