An anti-LDC letter from a Falmer resident?

[sully]

In today's Argus:

Council is sitting on the fence


The claim Lewes District Council (LDC) makes, that High Court action will speed up the outcome of the Falmer stadium dispute, is a little optimistic.

The 20 or so villagers who attended the Falmer Parish Council (FPC) AGM on June 6 would have heard Toby Rollestone, speaking on behalf of FPC, say High Court action could lead to another public enquiry - news, I'm sure, which will delight some of the opponents of the stadium at the expense again of LDC taxpayers.

One would hope LDC councillors outside the cabinet committee, legally bound to sit on the fence and to hear and see no evil, might start to ask some questions in private.

This must be a concern to the opponents of the incinerator at Newhaven and possibly the Phoenix development in Lewes.

As we all know from the two Falmer stadium enquiries so far, they are very time-consuming and expensive.

Will an over-stretched and short-of-money LDC be able to put up more than a cursory opposition to any developments outside Falmer?

-Steve Aston, Falmer

 

[The Large One]

Firekin hell. On what does the all-knowing Toby Rollestone base his suppostion that the High Court outcome will result in another public inquiry?

I can't believe these idiots. The Public Inquiries have ascertained all there is to know about Falmer and the 'alternative' sites. There would be no new information to be gleaned from a fresh Public Inquiry, merely repetition of old information.

The only way a new Public Inquiry could possibly be launched is if new, vital evidence which brings into question the whole process so far was brought to the Court's attention, and seeing as no new evidence is allowed to be presented in the High Court, common sense would dictate a new Public Inquiry would be impossible.

Does that sound about right, Lord Bracknell?

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

seeing as no new evidence is allowed to be presented in the High Court,

I bet Lewes DC will try to bring some up anyway.

 

[The Large One]

Jonathan Clay will be on hand to volley a few of their foibles into the top corner.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The Court can't order a third Public Inquiry.

Theoretically, Ruth Kelly has the power to do so, but not even LDC are arguing that the two Inquiries we've had have failed to address any issues that are relevant to the decision.

Mr Rollestone is, as usual, talking out of his arse - in a desperate attempt to give comfort to his NIMBY neighbours.

 

[Ned]

Sssshhhhhhh don't tell them. Let them think that LDC can't afford it