This evening's meeting at Wendron Cricket Club was pure farce. The numbers of residents who turned up simply overwhelmed the meeting room meaning that dozens were left outside and could not hear what was happening. By my estimation there were over 300 people all trying to fit into a room which could probably safely accommodate about 100.
Councillor Mike Clayton, who as the local councillor took on the role of impartial chairman, was hampered by a faulty audio system. The frustrations of the audience was evident and, in fairly quick order, without hearing the presentation from Ocean Housing a vote, initiated by some members of the audience, was taken which was almost 100% against the proposed 1,000 home development.
Councillor Neil Hatton (Constantine) was in attendance. Councillor Neil Plummer (Stithians) was absent with the news given to the meeting that he did not want to attend and risk compromising his Planning Committee obligations (odd given that Mike Clayton had taken Council legal advice regarding his attendance - he is the Council's Planning Champion and also is on two Planning Committees).
I would have preferred a meaningful discussion to have taken place however this was simply not possible. I do feel that the best course of action should have been to postpone the meeting until a later date at a location which could adequately accommodate everyone.
No comments:
Post a Comment