Southend Airport Joint Area Action Plan meeting postponed (From Echo)
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Southend Airport Joint Area Action Plan meeting postponed
5:08pm Thursday 28th January 2010 in
A meeting to decide the economic future of a large swathe of land surrounding Southend Airport has been postponed until a decision is made on a public inquiry.
More than 7,000 jobs could be created with ambitious plans to enlarge the airport and redevelop the surrounding area with new business parks, but though Southend Council has approved the runway expansion, the Secretary of State must first decide whether to hold a public inquiry.
Because of this, Rochford and Southend Councils issued a joint statement saying the a meeting to discuss the Joint Area Action Plan on February 3 must be put on hold.
Keith Hudson, Rochford’s councillor for planning and transportation, called for a speedy decision on the plans or job opportunities would be lost.
Full story in tomorrow's Echo
Comments(7)
southendreb
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7:28am Fri 29 Jan 10
Ian P
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7:49am Fri 29 Jan 10
southendreb
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1:13pm Fri 29 Jan 10
Exactley what jobs will be created , fact not fiction please and how you reached that descion.
Max Impact
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1:56pm Fri 29 Jan 10
southendreb wrote:Just a few that will be created include possitions in:
Can somebody tell me????????????? Exactley what jobs will be created , fact not fiction please and how you reached that descion.
Aircraft handling,
Check in,
Security,
Fire,
Baggage Handlers,
Maintenance,
Extra Air Traffic Controllers
and many more on the they warehousing side.
all FACT no fiction,
Dont listen to the urban myths spat out by SAEN about the airport becoming a haulage yard or a cargo only airport why build a train station if that was your goal.
A lot of what SAEN have said needs to be taken with a stockpile of salt, you need to remember that protest groups will only peddle what they want you to hear and not what the actual plans are.
vanilla ice
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4:19pm Sun 31 Jan 10
Max Impact
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12:38pm Mon 1 Feb 10
vanilla ice wrote:Think you got the wrong end of the stick, I want to see it expand I meant just a few of those that are to be created include...
Just a few? When you get your nose out, can you ask your boss for a more comprehensive list of all the workers he will need. He must know by now or is it all guess work. Why build a train station? There are other uses I suppose. Could it be for container freight that could be transported during the night? It’s all about financial returns. I am not sure trackside residents would mind though, but if it’s all for the good of the company! Remember, you are also a protest group of sorts, only at the opposite end, so remember to think about the propaganda you are peddling
Then there are the 1000's in the new business park so thousands of jobs are at risk if the plans are delayed or blocked.
South East Essex needs these jobs NOW just look at HSBC 400+ gone Eon 600+ gone the local economy cant carry the burden of those volues of job losses the airport plan will go a long long way to readdress the losses and create more jobs to be filled than any other proposal currently or any time in the near future its a project that MUST be supported.
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southendmechanic says...
6:08pm Thu 28 Jan 10
you watch them allotments carefully near the airport