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Currently, most development applications in the Lismore area are assessed and approved by staff. Only the more contentious DAs, flagged by councillors or the general manager, are discussed at council meetings. Cr Adam Guise raised the motion to investigate forming a Planning Review Committee, saying it would give councillors more oversight on planning decisions and facilitate smoother development approval. He said councillors would be involved earlier in the planning process, allowing them to assess all projects. He also said this would help foster better relationships with the council planning staff. However it would not take away from councillors rights to call up projects they wanted to discuss and would not delay the approval process.
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Subscriber only A craft brewery could open in South Lismore as early as Easter if all goes to plan, owner of the proposed venture, Grant Smith said. The exhausted, but relieved co-owner of Two Mates Brewing said it had been a long week, and there was still a long way to go, but he was happy a rescission motion against development approval for the brewery was not supported by Lismore City Council at an extraordinary meeting on Monday night. And now, Mr Smith said, they were looking forward to providing something good for the community at 7 Engine St, and were more than willing to address all concerns raised at the meeting.
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Subscriber only Lismore City Council took one step on the long path to unification after they unanimously voted to pass councillor Nancy Casson motion on Tuesday. Cr Casson s motion, which was amended for clarity, sought that executive staff and councillors be made aware that there are no substantiated claims of bullying against councillors Casson, (Eddie) Lloyd and (Adam) Guise. The motion also wanted staff and council made aware that the controlled access protocols placed against the three councillors have been removed. In moving the motion, Cr Casson said it was important that the three councillors have their names and reputations cleared after the investigation into the claims found no wrongdoing.