First Open-Air Public Meeting Of 'Whitechurch Resident's Association Against The M20 Motorway' Will Take Place Tonight
Organisers say up to 100 people can attend tonight's socially distanced meeting, due to current restrictions.
The group is opposed to the construction, of the section of the M20 between Cork and Mallow, and believe an upgrade of the existing road would be preferable.
Tonight's meeting will be the first time that members of the community can gather together to get information, and express their own views of the proposed road.
Speaking to RedFM News, the chairperson of the 'Whitechurch Resident's Association Against The M20 Motorway', Dee Hosford, says that the wider community is affected, not just those whose homes and businesses will be CPOed:
"I know for a fact we have amazing community support here. Since the very first time we heard about this last November, the community has completely got together. I meant, there are the people that will be directly affected, in that their houses will be under CPO, but this actually affects the wider community as much as it effects those that are directly affected because it will increase our journey times. It's just going to make our roads more dangerous as well."
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