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Robinf
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 Posted - 12 Mar 2012 : 22:33:23
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If I were a cynic I would say that APC had deliberately chosen to use a very small room to make it very uncomfortable for the representatives from the developers to make their presentation. If this was the case, it was not a strategy that worked in favour of either side. Not to mention the long suffering members of the public who attended to listen and learn who were crammed in rather like a tin of sardines as a bit of an afterthought. Anyone with a fear of confined spaces would not have survived the hour.
Whilst I came away with the overall opinion that APC were not altogether in favour of the development as has been proposed, the meeting itself was a shambles. Whilst I am vehemently opposed to the Barrats et.al. development, I am all in favour of giving the developers a fair rack of the whip at making their pitch. But clearly they were not given this opportunity since there were no facilities provided by the council, such flip charts, presentation boards, over head projectors and the like. Did APC ask the developers what they needed to make their presentation? Equally, did the developers ask APC to provide these things? Probably neither asked the other so they both got what they deserved – a less than satisfactory presentation. Had these facilities been available and the developers charts and data been seen clearly by all of APC and the public, then it would have been considerably more informative than what it was. In the end it seemed it was all about who could score cheap points off the other.
APC must have known there would be a reasonable turn out from the village for this controversial issue and should have arrange a more suitable venue that could accommodate the sort of numbers that was experienced when Nick Herbert recently visited where the main topic of conversation surrounded the same issue. And I’m afraid the argument that APC meetings are poorly attended by the public won’t wash on this occasion.
I’ll get off my soap box now and hope that the next time APC hold one of these meetings with the developers that they ensure both they and the developers are properly prepared.
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Mr Growser
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Mar 2012 : 00:42:35
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Robinf
Got it in one.APC shot themselves in the foot on this one and anyone with half a brain could have predicted the level of turnout for this Meeting and made sure the venue was adequate for the event particularly as the recent Meeting with Nick Herbert in the same room,attended by APC was absolutely full up.
However none of this filtered through to the APC decision makers,who in any commercial world where I have worked ,would have been sacked and made the Village a laughing stock ,in the eyes of the Developers ,who were denied any chance whatever of putting forward their case.
As for the wretched Villagers huddled together at the back of the room they must,like me,have wondered what on earth was going on.Hardly a word said filtered back to us.
An absolute and unforgiveable disgrace.Or am I dreaming ??? |
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neil
Forum Owner / Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Mar 2012 : 08:15:01
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