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Proposed marina tramples on community amenities

category cork | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Thursday January 31, 2008 22:05author by Courtmacsherryite Report this post to the editors

Private Developers Annex Public Shorein Unspoilt Cork Village

The scenic village of Courtmacsherry has escaped the excesses of the celtic tiger. Now a group of private developers are seeking to impose a vastly overscaled marina on the only piece of open water in the village without community consent. A group of local people is resisiting however.

Five or six local businessmen including a company director associated with a failed
marina in Co Cavan, are working hard to convince the local authority that Courtmacsherry, Co Cork needs a new marina. Citing dubious claims to increased business potential, the developers are trying to get private access to the public foreshore, for a private development, for their own profit.

Local people feel too intimidated of causing a community rift to admit their concerns publicly. The developers are clearly rattled - a small article in the Irish examiner of Jan 31st which laid out a sample of the community's concerns, resulted in all copies of the paper available in the village being bought up by 1 person.

The development covers an area of 9-10 acres of former foreshore /open water and would accommodate 200 berths and provide parking for 100 cars as well as a new facilities building. It is locate din the only place in teh village where the public road adjoins the water-and a place whose view gives the pretty village its very character.

The important question here is how can a public good become private property, for private profit- without community consent. ?

Isn't there a democratic deficit here ?.

For the full story visit www.courtmacsherryvillage.com.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Locals support Marina Project.     Courtmaclocal    Wed Feb 06, 2008 14:43 
   Natural beauty should sometimes be left alone!     Nora    Wed Feb 06, 2008 14:57 
   cthec     starboard    Wed Feb 06, 2008 22:27 
   What marinas do     Courtmacman    Mon Mar 24, 2008 07:21 


 
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