Tonight's Lismore City Council meeting promises to include a passionate debate about an item that has a long history.

Lismore City Council (LCC) voted to not extend the Santin Quarry's license during the December 2020 council meeting with councillors Adam Guise, Vanessa Ekins, Elly Bird and then councillors Eddie Lloyd and Nancy Casson voting for the quarry's closure while councillors Neil Marks, Bill Moorehouse and Darlene Cook voted against it with former Mayor Isaac Smith on leave. This was when LCC was operating with nine councillors at the time.

In a detailed report, LCC staff has determined the new DA is substantially the same and the terms for the development consent have lapsed and not expired, both were contentious issues in 2020.

(The Santin Quarry October 2021)

LCC staff has recommended the DA not be granted because of the acoustic impact on neighbouring properties.

Thirty-five public submissions were received while the DA was on display with 25 against and 10 in support. Staff did note that four applications were exactly the same and two contained a number of signatures only.

Given its history, the Santin Quarry at Monaltrie will occupy a large amount of time at tonight's meeting starting with Public Access once the formalities are complete at the beginning of the council meeting.

In a less controversial topic, Councillor (Cr) Big Rob wants to put a motion forward saying "Council contact Transport for NSW and Janelle Saffin MP requesting a process to remove the Terania Street rail bridge be identified and commenced as soon as possible so that Terania Street can be reopened permanently. "

Cr Rob is also asking the General Manager a question about a Lismore City Council Vision document. "Can the General Manager identify any reasons why the CSIRO should not be sought out and asked to be the lead agency undertaking a Regional Vision and Masterplan to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team of research experts and to support Lismore City Council to deliver the Lismore City Council Vision?"

With council staff exploring other options to formulate an LCC Vision document, this may be an interesting response.

The Lismore City Council October meeting will get underway at council chambers at 6pm. You can view the meeting online via council's Facebook page.