Councillor: Land eyed by travellers should become allotments (From Echo)
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Councillor: Land eyed by travellers should become allotments
2:30pm Wednesday 9th March 2011 in News
Against the traveller pitches – councillor John Dornan said the land should be allotments instead
A COUNCILLOR says land being eyed up as a relocation site for families from Dale Farm should be turned into allotments.
Tory John Dornan, councillor for Laindon Park, opposes the application for a 12-pitch site on land opposite Laindon Park Primary School, Basildon Road, Laindon.
Mr Dornan said the area, where he roamed as a child, was packed with wildlife and is surprised it does not have green belt status.
He said: “If anything is to be done with the land, other than leave it as it is, it should be turned into allotments.
“There is a shortage of allotments in this part of Basildon.
“It would be the only use that would not be of detriment to the environment.”
Comments(11)
gitreal
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3:28pm Wed 9 Mar 11
BBC says it was a little over 5 million. I think the Echo is pulling figures out of thin air - and trying to wind up everyone. The Echo doesn't know a fact when it hits them in the noggin. And selectively blocking of comments on that story is wrong.
The Echo sinks lower and lower every day.
vanilla ice
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3:54pm Wed 9 Mar 11
el caballero de la noche
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4:04pm Wed 9 Mar 11
Trainman
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8:11pm Wed 9 Mar 11
Ironman
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9:21pm Wed 9 Mar 11
The Labourites on the council want to roll over and let the Outlaws develop the land (and then presumably sell it at a vast profit and move on). They argue that the cost of eviction is just too high.
The Tories want to get rid asap. The Tories outnumber the Half-Wits by nearly 2 to 1.
Should be a good mtg.
PS: There will be a demonstration outside the theatre at 6.30 in support of the Outlaws. Christ knows why!
Ironman
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9:27pm Wed 9 Mar 11
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jolllyboy
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8:16am Thu 10 Mar 11
Please sir can i have a place in my local park to build on? - No? Well I think I will do it anyway. And would I get away with it. No.
VANGE LES
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2:14pm Thu 10 Mar 11
seasider2010
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5:25pm Thu 10 Mar 11
Simples
TheWizzard
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7:56am Fri 11 Mar 11
thelonewhinger says...
3:18pm Wed 9 Mar 11
It is scandalous that this idea should even be mooted. After all the agravation and expense the so-called G/Ts have caused to the good folks of Basildon district.
The body who owns this land needs investigation as to who has an interest.
The "eviction" which should have taken place months ago has been costed at up to £18M ! Has anyone seen a breakdown of this figure? We have a story in the Echo today BLOCKED AS USUAL which says police are asking for £9.2M to "help police the planned eviction of travellers".
I am convinced that the authorities are using deliberately hyped-up figures to support a growing tendancy to introduce the idea of simply moving the "problem" elsewhere and maybe make a bit of a "backhander" on the side.
If police can be found in vast numbers to attend peaceful marches, protests, royal visits, police helicopters used to follow stolen cars, teenage burglars etc., then they should be readily available at no extra cost to protect and enforce the actions of bailiffs operating as agents for the Crown.
I'm all for the allotment scheme. We'll be needing some cheap grub soon!