Fernhill Rd off the table as a future primary Port Macquarie airport access option | Port Macquarie News

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THE realignment of Fernhill Road as a future primary airport access option is off the table in a win for residents who feared for their homes and its impact on the environment. The unanimous decision by councillors was a result thorough investigations ensuring all the facts could be considered, according to deputy mayor Lisa Intemann said. In 2019, the Saving Fernhill Community Action Group presented a petition to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council with more than 3800 signatures opposing the Fernhill Rd option as an airport access link. The group offered to work with council to find a less destructive solution than the proposed…