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The newly-formed East Devon Alliance…

…..had a very businesslike start at its inaugural meeting on Saturday(16 Feb, 2013), convened by Mike Temple and Kelvin Dent of the Knowle Residents’ Association. Many Save our Sidmouth supporters participated, to show their individual support for this independent initiative.

The Dissenters’ Room in Sidmouth, was packed with representatives from all over the District, and the discussion groups were seriously focused.  Feedback reports gave many practical recommendations and actions to be followed.

One recommendation was to widely promote  the   http://www.whatdotheyknow.com  website, which makes public all Freedom of Information requests to bodies such as EDDC.  It also records answers , or the lack of them, to such requests. The information can be shared with others.

More on the topics discussed, in A Warm Welcome to the East Devon Alliance, posted  today at http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com


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“Welcome to the East Devon Alliance”

This is how organisers Ed Harrison and Mike Temple greeted the large gathering at today’s inaugural meeting in Sidmouth.

The major towns in East Devon were all represented, along with villages such as Feniton. Several committed councillors were among the participants.

“Welcome to the East Devon Alliance. This meeting has been convened to consider how best we might address our common concerns; we ask you to avoid simply fighting your own corner but to consider ways in which we might work together and achieve positive action

We ARE in favour of development – to provide necessary housing and employment, – but it must be development which is sensitive to the character of its environment and of appropriate scale. We are, however, against development on greenfield sites, on parks and AONBs and flood plains and against massive developments which swamp and destroy the natural and historic character of a place and against developments of dubious economic viability.

We believe that the planning ethos and process of the EDDC is at the very least flawed and, together with the new national planning framework, is against the public interest. We are here to consider ways through which we can help change and reform all this.”

More information to follow…..

 


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East Devon Alliance launched today.

A new, non-party-political Group was established today, Saturday 16 February 2013.  The East Devon Alliance, representing groups from all over East Devon who are seriously dissatisfied with the present EDDC ,  held its inaugural meeting  in the Dissenters’ Room, Sidmouth.

See also 16 Feb Walking in the town centre   post at   http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com

Details coming shortly.