AIE Request
Under the AIE Regs to request the following records in relation to a proposed Bray ”greenway” on or near the Swan River to include:
1) Any environmental assessments in relation to the ‘greenway’ eg river survey, bat survey, tree survey, environmental assessments of any sort
2) Any correspondence between Wicklow CoCo and the following in relation to the project
– National Transport Authority (NTA)
– Amy Dunne, DBFL
– Bray Municipal District, or the Councillors that make up the BMD
– Naomi Murphy, Connect the Dots
3) Correspondence to/from the following Wicklow Co Co staff in relation to the project
– Mr Michael Flynn, Senior Engineer
– Ms Christine Flood, Acting District Mgr
For the purposes of this AIE please consider Jan 2022 to date
Local councillors vote 7-1 in favour of a proposal by Cllr Joe Behan and seconded by Cllr Dermot ‘Daisy’ O’Brien to stop the Swan River Greenway project before any more taxpayers money is wasted on a proposal that doesn’t have support among the people who will be most impacted and could potentially cause irreparable damage to the local ecosystem.
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/brays-swan-river-greenway-a-no-goi/
‘New low in local democracy’ says Bray councillor, as design of Swan River greenway will proceed despite vote to stop the project
Bray Municipal District councillors expressed regret at “distress” caused to residents of the Greater Oldcourt area after a vote to stop the Swan River Greenway was confirmed to be void.
Wicklow People
Wicklow County Council is to move ahead with the design of the proposed Swan River Greenway, despite a majority of local councillors voting in favour of stopping the project
