| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans Park Community Design vs Council Marina Proposal IN A NUTSHELL | |
| Posted by: | Stephen Alexander | |
| Date/Time: | 14/05/16 22:10:00 |
| Of course the moorings should not be subsidized a fair mooring fee should be paid by all as well as Council tax. We are in this case talking about a Community that have lived in Brentford for many years. Why is the presence of the Watermans Park Community any different from The Hollows or Victoria Steps Quay. They all take space on the River to the exclusion of other vessel and all were, so called 'squat' moorings in the beginning before being regularized. Boats that are lived on cannot move about constantly. Although that is stating the obvious. This is not an issue of 'bagging a mooring' as you put it, it's about a Community of people with families and all that it entails, Schools, hospitals etc. etc. In the end it's also an issue of the human right to family life. It is well established that permanent moorings exist where appropriate on the River Thames. At Watermans Park you will know that it dries out so that there are limited times when navigation by other boats is possible. It would thus seem to me to be a perfect place to establish house boat moorings. It is clear the Council agrees with this. So why should the established Community at Watermans Park not be taken in hand by the Council and helped to become a part of a new development of the marina. Instead the Council is making moves to force the existing boats away. Why not be inclusive rather than destructive just to make the moorings exclusive. The remaining 15 boats could easily be refurbished, repainted, surveyed, brought up to standard at the owners expense and accommodated. Although again I find myself stating the obvious. The obvious, most humanitarian solution seems to be beyond the intellect of this Council. Or is there another dynamic driving all of this. |