FAO Residents of Lewes DC (Re Falmer)

[Fran Hagarty]

As you will no doubt already know, Lewes District Council are committing £35,000 towards representation at the Inquiry, which resumes in January next year, in opposition to the Falmer application, .

If you are a resident of Lewes District (which includes Ringmer, Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs) who supports Falmer, you may well resent the use of Council taxpayers' money for this purpose. The Lewes DC residents who signed the Falmer For All petition outnumbered those who signed the petition against, by 5:1.

If you are unhappy with the decision to use Council taxpayers' money as above, it would be helpful if you would write to your local councillor(s) accordingly.

If you require details as to which ward you live in, you can contact Lewes DC on (01273) 471600. I have a list of names and addresses of all the councillors if you need them. (Pm me)

It would also be useful to write to Cllr Ann De Vecchi, Leader of the Council, and to John Crawford, Chief Executive. Both can be contacted at Lewes District Council, 32 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LX. Letters to the local newspaper, the Sussex Express, might also be worth while.

 

[dougdeep]

I wrote to all of Seafords councillors last week.(Only got 2 replys though.

 

[Yorkie]

I got a typed letter from Liz Lacon and an email from David Rogers both saying roughly the same thing.

Dear Moya Jackson,



Although finance is not my area of Cabinet responsibility, I will certainly check the accuracy of your point.



On the issue itself, as one of those who follows the club's fortunes, I ally myself firmly with the wise words of Norman Baker MP which have been widely reported. In summary, he and I do not believe the club has been best advised by aligning itself so closely with the city council of Brighton & Hove and its current and former leaders, nor do we believe that the site selection process was sufficiently transparent in the initial stages. That is why, in our opinion, the Deputy PM has re-opened the inquiry. As to the timing of that, Norman Baker has already been proved to be correct, despite the public pronouncements of others only a few weeks ago that it would be concluded by Christmas; it is a political device to delay a decision until after the anticipated date of the next General Election, and people may well speculate as to the reasons for that. Norman has also said that he will abide by the final decision, and if possible assist with the "healing process" whichever side "wins" - if I am in a position so to do, I shall too.



With all good wishes,



David Rogers, Lewes District councillor for Newhaven Denton & Meeching