Stand Up For Seaton submission to EDDC

Work goes on with the Stand Up For Seaton submission to EDDC. If only there were enough time! However, our submission will be concentrating not only on all those areas which we and others have identified but also areas which others may not have covered. Again, I can't give details as no doubt the developer would latch on to these and Terry and his PR company would have weasel words out in no time.

If you have something you feel really strongly we MUST include in our objection, please comment here or by email (see the link to the right). We will ensure that all comments are included.

After 26 January 2007 don't stop looking here - we must turn our attention to the Development Control Committee. More about that later.

In the meantime, thanks to you all - especially those people who stop us in the street and pat us on the back (and, Mr Buskin, many of these are Seatonians born and bred who do NOT think as you do that "newcomers" have no idea what Seaton wants) - it keeps us going!

The problem, though, seems to be that EDDC seems to think it is a law unto itself or as "Judge Jeffrys" put it at the demo - EDDC Judge and Jury. Well, the EDDC officers, that is. Officially, they are supposed to work FOR the councillors and the tax payers but unofficially who knows who they think they work for - themselves perhaps?

The sad tale is that council officers seem to think that as long as they stay in the black and tick boxes that's their duty done and then they can then ignore us - and the councillors.

By the way, someone who stopped me in the street said that he knew a place where all these houses and shops could be built that had enough land and wouldn't flood - The Knowle!!! Personally, I favour the Sidmouth Leisure Centre and the 2 car parks next to it. After all our Leisure Centre and car parks are going for this development, we lose our swimming pool and gym - why shouldn't Sidmouth lose them instead. There are twice as many of them as there are of us so they need a BIG supermarket much more than we do! Can you see it happening?

And let's not forget that EDDC has promised £330,000 for a new community centre in Honiton - along with £500,000 from a housing developer. I wonder which council officers live in Honiton?