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Triumph For People Power T
he nine possible locations of the “Super Sewage Plant” have been identified. Of the nine locations, three are in the Ballyboughal area and three in the Lusk and Rush areas. Residents of these areas could learn a lot from the residents of Donabate and Portrane.
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Originally, Donabate/Portrane had been earmarked as the likely location for the plant. However, a very vigourous and determined protest campaign by members of the community, including current Mayor, Gerry McGuire, ultimately meant that Donabate was removed from the local authority’s radar for the site. This was a tremendous victory for people power. Many believe the residents of Donabate need to be congratulated for steadfastly resisting attempts to locate the proposed sewage plant on the peninsula. It appears odd that a location that was once deemed suitable, was suddenly discarded in favour of somewhere else. What a victory for People Power! The campaign group Fairshare, which has battled for six years against plans to dump a “Super Sewage Plant” on Donabate/Portrane, has expressed relief that the peninsula is not to County Council.” The campaign group also said be the location for this facility. But the group it would seek to ensure that the marine outfall said, “it was saddened that other locations in pipe for the “Super Sewage Plant” is not the North County are to be saddled with a located at sensitive areas of the North County massive, “Super Sewage Plant” and a huge coastline. orbital sewer. Fairshare has consistently argued County Mayor, Gerry McGuire, a resident of against the concept of one large sewage treat- Donabate was equally stringent in his views ment plant, even taking this argument to the EU when he told the County Leader, “I am opposed to super plants in any location and it makes no Parliament.”. Spokesman, Charlie Weston told the County sense to pump sewage to super dumps. The Leader, “Fairshare has never raised any objec- authorities underestimated the resistance of tion to the smaller plant being built at the the people of Donabate and Portrane and there was a collective sigh of moment in Portrane to relief from the service Donabate, “We object in the strongest Fairshare group in the Portrane, Rush and when Lusk. Every community way to importing sewage from community should treat its own other areas. You’ll be dumped Donabate was taken off the list. To give an waste. But no commuon unless you stand up to the idea of scale, the new nity should be plant will be four times local authority” expected to bear the the size of the existing burden of treating the waste of the population of the entire east coast one in Portrane. I think the entire project could of the country. The name Fairshare comes from have been done in a smaller plant.” everyone doing their fair share. “We object in As a result of this successful campaign, the strongest way to importing sewage from Ballyboughal, Rush and Lusk are now firmly in other areas. You’ll be dumped on unless you the local authority’s firing line. This is certain to stand up to the local authority and the purpose have a massive impact on the local of the campaign was to put backbone into the environment, as sludge which will be treated and ultimately be used for agricultural use has community,” he said. He went on to show his solidarity with areas to be transported elsewhere. Heavy trucks that may now be affected. “Fairshare will aid require large roads, which alone will have a any community that seeks its support to be rid significant impact of this outrageous imposition from Fingal Continued on page 12
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