Tensions high as deadline looms for Salthill cycleway submissions
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Tensions between the two sides in the debate over the proposed temporary cycleway for Salthill are rising, with just 24 hours left until the deadline closes for submissions on the proposal.
More than 1,000 submissions have been made during the public consultation process which concludes tomorrow, but already there has been a lot of comment from those for and against the project.
Cllr Donal Lyons told the Galway Advertiser last evening that he disagrees with the spending of a million euro on what will be a temporary project
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