Take it down from the mast, says MacManus
The Sinn Féin Mayor of Sligo, Sean MacManus, has welcomed the
serving of an enforcement order by Sligo County Council on
Eircell over their erection of an unauthorised mobile phone mast
on the old National school in Strandhill, County Sligo. Eircell,
who erected their apparatus on Thursday, 1 February, had neither
sought nor received planning permission to carry out this work.
MacManus, who raised this issue over the weekend, said: ``The
prompt response by Sligo County Council in serving this
enforcement order is to be welcomed. Eircell's contempt for the
people of Strandhill, who have made clear their opposition to
such a mast in their midst, and their contempt for the entire
planning process was made abundantly clear by their actions in
this case.''
``Pressure must now be maintained on Eircell to ensure they comply
with this order fully as a matter of urgency.
``The health and safety of the residents of Strandhill and other
areas must come before the profits of the mobile phone
companies.''
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