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GREENS WANT CANAL REALISM |
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 3rd June 2008
Ahead of the Council Extraordinary Meeting on Thursday 5th June 2008
Green party District councillors have released a report containing a
number of questions and issues that remain unanswered regarding plans
to develop the canal. See report here.
Photo: Capel Mill arches
Thrupp Councillor Martin Whiteside, and the Green party's Parliamentary candidate, said: "Canal regeneration could bring great benefits to the District, but it depends on the detail; when Councillors vote to spend Council Taxpayers money on canal regeneration we must be told what we will be getting for the money - will some of the housing be affordable? Will jobs will be lost or gained? Will the housing numbers in Brimscombe Port be excessive? Will it cause more traffic? How much water will be put back into the Port? How will it benefit the traders in Stroud Town Centre? These are not details to be worked out later - they are vital factors in our decision making."
Sarah Lunnon, Leader of the Green party District Council group said: "This canal project remains an exciting opportunity for Stroud District, but Greens have concerns about the growing risks and the benefits it will bring. We have a number of key issues where we have so far been unable to get guarantees or even an understanding of the hoped for benefits. Rising oil prices and falling house prices will, for example, impact on this project's costing yet we have not seen the analysis. We will be seeking reassurances at Thursday's meeting to the series of questions we have raised."
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