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A little while ago we reported that EDDC had decided to make permanent a trial that restricted the right to speak at public meetings.
Thanks to one alert Exmouth resident, it was noticed that on the list of speakers in the planning matters relating to Queens Drive, two names had appeared to speak in support. One was Ian MacQueen chairman of Exmouth Chamber of Commerce who is also on the Exmouth Regeneration panel. The second name didn’t ring any bells locally.
One of the conditions now set by EDDC for speakers is that they must have previously submitted a written comment on the application. Nobody could find any such written representation from Mr MacQueen or the second party. In fact there were no comments in support from anyone.
EDDC were contacted by a number of pteople who questioned why these two speakers were on the list to speak in what appeared to be a clear contravention of the new EDDC rules.
The two individuals were removed from the speakers list but we have no explanation as to how ever they got on the list (yet- we will ask).
Cllr Moulding was also on the list to speak but this too seemed to be without complying with the new rules. He was allowed to speak – the explanation being that it was at the chairman’s discretion. Although this seems fundamentally wrong to give the applicant (EDDC) more than the one permitted opportunity to speak, Cllr Moulding’s apparent comments about the swan ponds being nothing more than holes in the ground may well have helped the case for opposing the applications!”
East Devon Watch 
There’s something about Ian Mc Queen which always makes me think ” This man knows what’s in it for him ”
Am I alone in this thought?
Who is he and where did he come from ?
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There was a case last year where an estate agent wrote in favour of supporting the developer’s application to make alterations to original application. Nowhere did he say in what capacity he was writing, we locals who wrote to oppose it knew it was the estate agent marketing the properties, people did ring EDDC to complain but they just said that anyone is allowed to write in; well yes – except they knew who he was and the application to change the application was granted.
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