A MESSAGE FROM AUGHINISH COMMUNITY GROUP

A MESSAGE FROM AUGHINISH COMMUNITY GROUP.

A Chara,

We are writing to request your support for our campaign to stop the development of a 26 acre Aquaculture Farm in the centre Aughinish Bay part of Inner Galway Bay. We are also inviting you to a public meeting about the development to be held on March 1st at 8.30pm in Seamount College (Main hall near the front office – side entrance).

Check out photo of info sheet giving full details of the proposed Aquaculture Farm and the damage it will cause to this special area. You can request a pre-written letter that we would ask you to consider sending to the Minister to object to an application for a Foreshore Licence. Please feel free to add to the letter if there are any further observations you might like to include! Please forward this email and attachments to as many of your friends and family – ask them to sign and forward to their circle!

There are a number of ways people can get the signed letter into the Department to be counted. PLEASE RETURN IT BEFORE MARCH 8TH – THE CLOSING DATE IS MARCH 9TH. ANY LETTERS OR OBJECTIONS SENT AFTER MARCH 9TH WILL BE DISREGARDED. OBJECTIONS WITHOUT NAMES AND ADDRESSES WILL BE DISREGARDED.

The options for getting the letter to the Minister are:

1. Copy and paste the text of the letter into a new email – fill in your name and address at the bottom of the email and send to apc@agriculture.gov.ie Please put the licence reference in the email subject line T08/115A. (For this approach you don’t need to ‘sign’ the letter, but you must make sure to include your full name and address at the end of the letter for it to be considered an objection). OR
2. Print off fill in your name and address, sign the letter and attach it back to apc@agriculture.gov.ie. Put the licence reference in the subject line T08/115A. OR
3. Print off, sign the letter and post it to
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Aquaculture and Foreshore Management Division,
National Seafood Centre,
Clogheen, Clonakilty,Co. Cork,P85TX47.
4. Collect a letter from Kinvara Community Centre any morning from 930-1130am, fill in your name and address, sign and post. OR
5. Email aughinishcommunitygroup@gmail.com for a copy of the letter

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