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12 Feb 2015

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Promises, promises – in 2012 it seemed so much easier!

From an earlier commentator:

It all seemed so simple back in 2012, or so they would have had us believe!

At that time, the East Devon Extra, a publication from the EDDC spin department, popped through our doors. Headlined “Facing up to the planning challenge”, EDDC then went on to tell us how wonderful and capable they were and how everything would be hunky dory with the Local Plan by 2014. Well the doubters knew better and have been shown to be correct.

May I reprint a couple of sentences from the EDDC document dated November 2012.

“Councillors have a mandate to lead and, when called upon, lead they will – to ensure that East Devon’s Local Plan meets Government requirements. On these pages is a timetable showing the work we have been doing, when it started, where we are now, and where we know we have to be within the next year or so”,

and elsewhere,

” A Planning Inspector will examine the Draft Local Plan and a final version is set to be adopted early in 2014″.

These are the same people who are behind the above report on their ‘ongoing commitment’, and the same ones who know best about the vanity new HQ project.

Leadership is not a quality that has been demonstrated in this matter. Incompetence, now thats a much clearer element.

See http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/facing-up-to-the-planning-challenge.pdf

if it stays in the EDDC website long enough!

One thought on “Promises, promises – in 2012 it seemed so much easier!”

  1. Can i remind readers of EDA what was said by our Conservative Councilors at the 2011 Election in Exmouth.

    Your Priorities are our Priorities. We want to avoid any new Developments along the Sea Front, (but rather improve the quality of some of the things that are already there.) ( More Family Housing less flats.) ( We are utterly opposed to big new housing development on the wrong side of Town.) (We will improve and revitalise the Town Centre and bring Stimulating shops to our Town.) ( We will reduce Vandalism and Graffiti.) Four years on, how much has been achieved. (All This Was On Their Leaflet.)
    I Do Hope We remember; The Next Election: is on 7th May? 2015. Vote For Change and Claire Wright For A Breath Of Fresh Air.

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