People opposed to the building of a new community centre in Broadstairs’ Pierremont Park
Margaret Branscombe-Kent, who spoke against giving planning consent for the new centre, has announced she will be standing in the elections for the town council.
Margaret, who is standing for the Liberal Democrats, said she wants to give people in Broadstairs the chance to express their feelings about the centre.
She said: “Many people feel the £1.4 million centre is an unnecessary, expensive and unwanted development which will damage the park. But the council seem to be determined to go ahead with the new development whatever people say.
“Anyone who votes for me knows they will be voting against the development. And if I am elected I will do all in my power to stop it going ahead.”
The controversial new centre will be funded by Broadstairs Town Council, Thanet District and Kent County Councils and will mean the cutting down of 19 trees.
£500,000 of the funding will come in the form of a loan to Broadstairs Town Council and the council will have to pay nearly £400,000 interest on the loan.
There will be another meeting to discuss the future of the park on Sunday April 17th at 12 noon in the Park Hut, at which Margaret will be speaking.
Let us hope that, if Margaret Branscombe-Kent is not elected, the Thanet Action Group will accept that as a rejection of their campaign by the good people of Broadstairs and shut up. Interesting, however, that she has accepted the Liberal Democrat banner rather than standing for the TAG.
ReplyDeleteIs opposition to the Broadstairs community centre proposal part of Lib/Dem policy. Perhaps I should check with Nick Glegg or, maybe more conveniently, Tony Flaig.
See they have produced that photo showing the two hundred (well one hundred and sixty of those were hiding behind or up trees) who turned out in protest. I suppose, if it is any consolation, when the trees are cut down, we will all be able to see how many there are of them really.
ReplyDeleteThey produced at least another eight, in a gathering of some 60 odd in the Pavilion, for the council's annual report to the public. Eight, one might add, who made enough noise for the whole throng to the point that no one else could get a word in. Interesting to see democracy in practice!