- Aug 8, 2005
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Responses received so far (a mixed bag, and spot the total wanker!!). Also interesting that a couple of them obviously base their view on the fact that they have been told that it will cost Lewes £25k, and that if the figure was actually bigger, their view may be different. Anyway here are the responses:
thank you for your comments. With your permission may I forward them to those serving on the Council's Cabinet? I look forward to your reply.
Regards, Cllr. Angela Craven
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Thank you for writing to me. I shall deal with the email in due course.
M
xxx (Marina Pepper)
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Thank you for your email. I have read it and noted your comments.
Best wishes
John Webber
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thank you for your email
the decision was made by the cabinet and not full council full council meets on dec 7th and members of the public can put forward written questions. I am unable to make a public coment at this time as it would stop me from taken part in the debate.
I hope this is some help
Andrew (Small)
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Thank you for your email, comments are noted.
Shirley (James)
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I do not agree with your evaluation, If a community stadium is so important, why was a facility so close to road and rail links sold off for retail use? Which I can see no shortage of in the City on my doorstep. In the process making B & H Albion homeless.
As the Councillor which represented not only you but Falmer and the villages along the C7 as well as being the County Council's representative, and currently the Lewes District Cllr South Downs Joint Committee, I consider I have a duty of Care for the Downs. I fought against (successfully) against a sewage works in the ANOB for which there is a national need, when balanced against a football stadium I think you have my answer. This is from a long time Albion supporter, until they sold their ground.
All the best
David Neighbour.
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Thank you for writing; I am particularly grateful for the thoughtful and courteous content and tone of your missive.
As your councillor in Kingston ward, I am particularly keen to ensure that I respond fully to all questions and arguments. If you could email your address I will do a proper paper response or indeed pop in to see you (if I can make time/if you can).
Just briefly on the money issue which is understandably of concern, I can assure you that LDC's commitment will certainly not be of the level you indicate (£100k plus).
Thanks.
Yours
Neil Commin
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Thank you for your email, the contents of which I have noted.
Whilst I have been asked to measure my response in view of the likely legal status of forthcoming action, I would point out that my view - which I am unable to personally outline as I am constrained by the concept of "collective responsibility" - was based on a reported net cost to the LDC budget of only £25,000 after contributions from other bodies reportedly in line with the LDC Cabinet policy to contest the ODPM decision in the High Court, including Falmer Parish Council and two other bodies.
Had the figure you are alleging had been put before Councillors to consider, actually formed the basis of our discussions, there would have had to have been a different course of action, given that £25,000 I understand is the maximum amount of expenditure on a single item that LDC Cabinet are able to commit to without calling a full meeting of the Council.
It was felt that given the nature of the case, with a limited time for any body to appeal against the ODPM decision, that a decision whether or not to contest it had to be made by the deadline in early December. That decision was made by LDC Cabinet last week, meeting at the Downs Leisure Centre on Thursday.
I hope these notes help your understanding as to the procedures adopted in the decision to further contest the ODPM verdict on the Falmer application put forward by BHAFC.
Yours sincerely,
Bob Brown
LDC Councillor Seaford South ward
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Many thanks for your email.
Any costs incurred by LDC in challenging the decision of the First Secretary of State will not come from an increase in council tax next year.
However, I cannot assure you that the council tax will not have to be increased to cover the cost of essential services owing to the poor settlement received from the Government.
You may have read in some of the papers of the £2.2 billion 'black hole' in their finances that councils throughout England will be faced with unless Government inject extra money. That will be the cause of any rise in council tax.
I absolutely agree that Saltdean is not well served with facilites and residents have to look to other areas. However I deplore the fact that for both East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove this area seems not to figure any of there spending plans.
After years of neglect B&H City Council sold off the Lido and attached community building - what a resource for all ages that could have been for the area.
Re the £100k plus, this figure was quoted in the Argus and is one which has not come from any source within LDC.
Liz Lee
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thank you for your comments. With your permission may I forward them to those serving on the Council's Cabinet? I look forward to your reply.
Regards, Cllr. Angela Craven
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Thank you for writing to me. I shall deal with the email in due course.
M
xxx (Marina Pepper)
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Thank you for your email. I have read it and noted your comments.
Best wishes
John Webber
__________________________________________________
thank you for your email
the decision was made by the cabinet and not full council full council meets on dec 7th and members of the public can put forward written questions. I am unable to make a public coment at this time as it would stop me from taken part in the debate.
I hope this is some help
Andrew (Small)
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Thank you for your email, comments are noted.
Shirley (James)
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I do not agree with your evaluation, If a community stadium is so important, why was a facility so close to road and rail links sold off for retail use? Which I can see no shortage of in the City on my doorstep. In the process making B & H Albion homeless.
As the Councillor which represented not only you but Falmer and the villages along the C7 as well as being the County Council's representative, and currently the Lewes District Cllr South Downs Joint Committee, I consider I have a duty of Care for the Downs. I fought against (successfully) against a sewage works in the ANOB for which there is a national need, when balanced against a football stadium I think you have my answer. This is from a long time Albion supporter, until they sold their ground.
All the best
David Neighbour.
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Thank you for writing; I am particularly grateful for the thoughtful and courteous content and tone of your missive.
As your councillor in Kingston ward, I am particularly keen to ensure that I respond fully to all questions and arguments. If you could email your address I will do a proper paper response or indeed pop in to see you (if I can make time/if you can).
Just briefly on the money issue which is understandably of concern, I can assure you that LDC's commitment will certainly not be of the level you indicate (£100k plus).
Thanks.
Yours
Neil Commin
____________________________________________________
Thank you for your email, the contents of which I have noted.
Whilst I have been asked to measure my response in view of the likely legal status of forthcoming action, I would point out that my view - which I am unable to personally outline as I am constrained by the concept of "collective responsibility" - was based on a reported net cost to the LDC budget of only £25,000 after contributions from other bodies reportedly in line with the LDC Cabinet policy to contest the ODPM decision in the High Court, including Falmer Parish Council and two other bodies.
Had the figure you are alleging had been put before Councillors to consider, actually formed the basis of our discussions, there would have had to have been a different course of action, given that £25,000 I understand is the maximum amount of expenditure on a single item that LDC Cabinet are able to commit to without calling a full meeting of the Council.
It was felt that given the nature of the case, with a limited time for any body to appeal against the ODPM decision, that a decision whether or not to contest it had to be made by the deadline in early December. That decision was made by LDC Cabinet last week, meeting at the Downs Leisure Centre on Thursday.
I hope these notes help your understanding as to the procedures adopted in the decision to further contest the ODPM verdict on the Falmer application put forward by BHAFC.
Yours sincerely,
Bob Brown
LDC Councillor Seaford South ward
____________________________________________________
Many thanks for your email.
Any costs incurred by LDC in challenging the decision of the First Secretary of State will not come from an increase in council tax next year.
However, I cannot assure you that the council tax will not have to be increased to cover the cost of essential services owing to the poor settlement received from the Government.
You may have read in some of the papers of the £2.2 billion 'black hole' in their finances that councils throughout England will be faced with unless Government inject extra money. That will be the cause of any rise in council tax.
I absolutely agree that Saltdean is not well served with facilites and residents have to look to other areas. However I deplore the fact that for both East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove this area seems not to figure any of there spending plans.
After years of neglect B&H City Council sold off the Lido and attached community building - what a resource for all ages that could have been for the area.
Re the £100k plus, this figure was quoted in the Argus and is one which has not come from any source within LDC.
Liz Lee
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