Wetland Centre days publicised below
Please note that the meetings on 21 and 23 March 2007 are NOT PUBLIC CONSULTATION of which there has been NONE AT ALL so please do not confuse them with being asked what you think.
The poster specifically says that the meetings are for us to be told (NOT CONSULTED) about "what will happen, where and when" and NOT to get your views on WHETHER IT SHOULD HAPPEN, WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN, WHERE IT SHOULD HAPPEN, WHEN IT IT SHOULD HAPPEN AND HOW IT SHOULD BE FINANCED.
EDDC will buy (or has already bought or agreed to buy) 250 acres of marshland with OUR money with no public consultation whatsoever.
As we have said and will continue to say, we have no objection to making the marshes more accessible for residents and tourists, but not at any price.
posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 10:49 am
2 Comments:
although there should have been public discussion about this we should welcome the development of the marshes, provided it is not funded by selling off Seaton. This will benefit Seaton. The benefits will not be massive. They certainly could not offset the loss of Seaton's overnight beds. However they are a minor improvement and therefore to be welcomed.
I agree totally.
The problem is, if we let this go by with "well, we won't make a fuss this time as it's a good idea" EDDC will get even more arrogant about what it can and can't do and what it should and shouldn't do.
EDDC has not yet got the message that public consultation is not a matter of simply holding a meeting where they tell people what is about to happen.
One can see why it would prefer to keep things as they are, but this is not an option.
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