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Re:Phoenix Action - 2006/04/19 19:49
I have read all the comments in response to my rather heavy handed open letter to John Stockdale. I am willing to accept that John really cares about the town and that open criticism of our plans is a good thing. We do not want to force our proposals on an unwilling audience and would rather craft our scheme taking public opinion into account. For that reason we would like to see the results of the Lewes Matters survey as soon as possible. We are still in the design stage of this development and we are getting feedback from all parties we are not trying to bully anyone into liking our proposals but at the same time I find it distressing when we are trying to be so open and to seek public opinion that John insists on putting out inaccurate information. I would ask him to look carefully at the words he puts out and to make sure that they reflect the reality. The last thing I want is to have to get involved in legal actions with John and we would only do this as a last resort if sanity did not prevail. I would welcome a meeting with the groups that do not like our proposals to try to fully understand what they think we should do to make the scheme come into line with their vision of how lewes should develop. We have met with Friends of Lewes and The Chamber of Commerce recently and I am quite willing to meet my critics head on. I do not think this is all about money and I fully endorse the request for sensitive and appropriate development. I am happy to listen to all views and have a chance to explain my viewpoint in an attempt to get a consensus view. I honestly think it is very likely that the outcome can be to satisfy the concerns of most if not all people. This letter should not be seen as a cynical attempt to placate my foes,but as an open invitation to cary on with the discouse about our scheme without fear of reprisals or legal actions.
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