[milton-chat] Save Milton Country Park - Beta Test

[Paul Oldham]

On 09/01/07 20:01 Simon Booth wrote:

> On 09/01/07 18:32:49, Paul Oldham wrote:
>> On 09/01/07 16:01 Simon Booth wrote:
>>> Does any part of the campaign ask them to reverse the decision not
>>> to make the north part of the land a local nature reserve?
>> No. The campaign's aim is to persuade SCDC to keep the Park open and
>> free to use. End of story.
> 
> Indeed.  My concern with respect to local nature reserve status is that  
> it might make the park seem less attractive for redevelopment, and so  
> help to persuade SCDC to keep the Park open rather than redeveloping it.

I'm not disagreeing. I suspect they're also thinking about activities 
like paintballing, which won't go down well in an LNR. But our petition 
says:

   Milton Country Park is an asset not just to Milton and the surrounding
   villages but to the whole of South Cambridgeshire. We are appalled by
   the proposal to close it and ask that South Cambridgeshire District
   Councillors do everything in their power to ensure it stays open and
   free to use.

That's what people have signed up to (in ever growing numbers!) and so 
that's what our objective is. To make them do that. *How* they do that 
isn't for the Campaign to dictate.

> Will it be possible for us to have any say in any upcoming elections  
> against the elected officials responsible, both for the recent decision  
> and for the council tax capping?  Or are they representatives for other  
> regions?

Yes and no. The capping was done by HMG, and unless Brown calls a snap 
General Election you've got a while to wait yet (and in any case we will 
elect a Tory in Cambridgeshire South East whatever happens).

However the SCDC cabinet who made this decision is Tory dominated (five 
Tories, two independents) and we have a district council election in May 
  so you can pick who you vote for then with that in mind if you like.

But here's a thought. Given the literature I've seen, we can expect 
Gerda Covell to stand again for the Tories in Milton. You (and others on 
this list) might care to contact her and explain that if she wants your 
support in May she needs to use her influence *now* on her party 
colleagues to reverse the cabinet decision ...

   Gerda Covell
   84 The Sycamores
   Milton
   Cambridge
   01223 441310

   gerda at covell.org

-- 
Paul