A controversial third service station in Henty has been approved, with all but one councillor voting in favour of the development.
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"I'm very concerned about the 30-odd children, school children, who walk across the highway every day," he said.
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"Now they have to contend with the service station being built and turning B-double trucks and traffic coming the other way."
In rebuttal, mayor Tony Quinn said council's decision on the matter should not be ruled by fear.
"If we want to continue as a council that functions you've got to look at the hard facts," he said.
"If we keep being motivated by fear we won't go anywhere.
"In my opinion this is a business opportunity for Henty, creating work."
Cr Quinn said there were always problems with developments, but they could be solved.
"But if people want Henty to remain what it was 20 years ago, and keep their half-acre blocks et cetera, they can kiss it goodbye, because it won't grow, now that's my thoughts," he said.
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