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Mon 06 Jun 2007Ballsbridge residents to meet councillorsA coalition of 15 residents' associations from the Ballsbridge area in Dublin will begin meetings with city councillors this morning in advance of tonight's city council meeting, which is set to debate amendments to the area's development plan.City management has recommended a change to zoning in the Ballsbridge area, which opponents claim is designed to facilitate the development of high-rise buildings of about 20 storeys, particularly on the sites of the adjoining Jurys Hotel and Towers and Berkeley Court hotels, as well as at the adjacent former Veterinary College on Shelbourne Road.