| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Guy's blog | |
| Posted by: | Kathleen Healy | |
| Date/Time: | 03/03/26 09:42:00 |
| Guy, fortunately we took lots of photos of the verge that you supported putting parking on, against the environmental policies to protect it. See link below. Just as we predicted and you now acknowledge, the plastic matting hasn't stopped it becoming a muddy mess and eyesore. The parking also encouraged more cars further into the park. Even if you believed it was already ruined by unregulated parking, why was your solution to legitimise the abuse and damage by retrospectively accommodating it. Is that what we can expect of you, as a Green Councillor? As for your nasty personal attack on me. I've worked with other people in the community for 30 years to transform Dukes Meadows from a derelict, fly tipped no go area to a lovely park. Planted hundreds of trees created an orchard, hedgerows and meadows and raised over a million pounds to build new play areas. Most recently we restored Promenade Approach, the Promenade gates and Pump House. I've also helped set up social enterprises; a weekly market and artists studios in a previously derelict building that have made the improvements sustainable. The Trust I helped establish never sought leases on the park. We have improved and continue to improve the Council's land. In effect, we grant fund the Council. It is a very sustainable model, but oddly was never of any interest to you. I would ask again what did you achieve or change for the better in your time? I think the genuine achievement of community groups such as ours, and there are many others, is one of the reasons why you resented rather than supported us. It highlighted your lack of achievement. The hostility and contempt, that is obvious in your post, existed before we fell out over your support for the appalling parking proposals. This is why we need a change, the attitude of you and other Cabinet members was that of feudal Lords, not public servants. You seemed to resent and be irritated by groups such as ours. https://dukesmeadowstrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Showing-verge-proposed-as-parking-bays.jpg |