HAG today extended an invitation to all North Tyneside Political Parties to discuss our concerns on the Core Strategy and development proposals.
To clear up the confusion evident with some of the political parties, the objects of the Holystone Action Group are:
- (a) To promote the interests of all residents in affected areas and to take joint action for the benefit of those residents;
- (b) To take action to protect residents against the proposed development sites numbered 65, 71, 72, 73, 77 and 107, although not liable;
- (c) To make representations and to conduct negotiations, through the appropriate channels, with the local authority;
- (d) To obtain information concerning the proposals on behalf of residents and to publish that information into the public domain.
An overwhelming number of residents expressed dissatisfaction with the council proposals for the development of land around Holystone/Shiremoor/Station Road
Councillor Eddie Darke has proposed a referendum on the core strategy, mirroring the concerns of HAG and local residents to the development proposals.
This has been approved by the full council and will now await a decision of the council cabinet headed by Linda Arkley and local Killingworth/Holystone Councillor Nigel Clothier. [both Linda Arkley and Nigel Clothier failed to vote in favour of the public referendum]
The Mayor claims effective consultation over the Core Strategy. However, only 5000 people were consulted, out of a population of 196000 (just 0.5 per cent). This means that the COUNCIL DID NOT CONSULT WITH 99.5 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION. This is why we are asking ALL political parties to engage with us and support Councillor Darke's efforts to get the Cabinet to agree to a referendum.
Local Issues and Local Action - We don't just talk the talk and we're not up for election either...
North Tyneside Council - Representatives in this article
Apologies for the photo's - No Offence intended, we'll happily use a better photo if you can supply one.We've had to use parody photo's because North Tyneside Council has threatened us with breach of copyright for using photo's of Councillors (they also didn't like some of the things we said).
This all kicked-off following our article Criticising the Mayor and five members of her cabinet for throwing out the Full Council's request for a referendum on the Core Strategy - I wonder who was behind this complaint? Particularly as the same photos are published in the public domain in the Council's Widening Horizon magazine and the council appears to have no problem with the same photo's appearing on the Monkseaton Conservative party website.
Is this what they mean by Open and Transparent Government? 
