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Statement from the Leader Gill Brown regarding the exciting opportunities from Bognor Regis Regeneration. |
Paul Dendle local District Councillor for the Arundel and Walberton Ward on Arun District Council
Friday, 26 September 2014
A Move Forward for Bognor Regis
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Being Green
Pink Blue Route in red. |
Politically I am on the left wing
regarding social and environmental issues, but I am on the right with regard to
economic and welfare issues, I believe a good proportion of UK residents share these views.
When I write this I hear
there will be a public meeting on the 29th of September to discuss the prospect
of an Arundel Bypass, the meeting is being organised by various green groups.
For the record, I support
improving our public transport, expanding cycling and encouraging children to
walk to school, I am a champion of green issues and developing green energy,
but I also support an Arundel Bypass. I believe the economic argument is reason
alone to build a Bypass, but also the environmental argument in getting traffic
to move at it's most efficient speed is a strong one.
The UK Green party supports
the policy of zero growth, (not expanding our economy), I fundamentally disagree
with this approach, if you think about it, for the last few years we have had
near to zero growth, we as a continent have been getting poorer and poorer in
relative terms to Asian African and
South American countries.
Thankfully our economy is now
growing after a painful financial consolidation, but we are now coming out of
that and are getting real growth again, But if that growth is to be sustainable
then we have to invest in our transport
infrastructure, Roads, Rail, Airports and bus services, if we don't do this then I believe our economy will be strangled
and our growth will be curtailed.
Arun under duress have
committed to build 586 houses per year for the next 15 years, without
investment in transport our traffic problems will get worse, so I believe we
don't have a choice regarding building a new By-pass. But by sending out
signals of division on this issue we will send the wrong message to government,
there are plenty of other places in the UK that will take the money for new
roads, we can not afford to open this debate up again, we decided 20 years ago
to adopt the pink/blue route as the preferred route and we need to send the
message to the Transport Secretary that we want that route and want the Bypass now
I know my views will be
unpopular with local environmental groups, but I do believe I speak for the
majority on this issue. Until next month
Paul Dendle is Arundel Ward
& Cabinet Member for Leisure Services on Arun District Council, his email
is pauldendle@aol.com
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