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Originally Posted by GEaston
There is one thing I provide for your community. A focal point about which you can collectively rant.
Take Marge the other day for example, she and a few others cloaked themselves while searching the internet for me. I can see the glee at her revelations to the forum of my past. Alas for her there is nothing salacious to reveal there and the conclusions were and remain misguided. Did however allow you to rest your broomstick for the afternoon. Remains the case though that your focus on me doesn't help the town much.
To the actual thread topic, maybe a few questions might assist:
1) Who's recently sat down with Accrington's town planner Rob Gregorjevs. If so what came of it? He seems like a reasonable bloke, works in the Market Hall, and is open to meeting folk. Why not talk to him?
2) What about Dave Welsby? Same question.
3) The council meets with key stakeholders in the town on a regular basis. Who here is represented? Seems you're all keen to voice your negativity towards me, why not channel it at the people who are charged with the town's upkeep?
As you've got the t-shirt can you tick boxes 1-3 ?
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I hope this isn't me you are referring to(that would be MargaretR - an entirely different member)....I have never searched anything to find out about you....you are not of much interest to me.
Your interests in this fine northern town are purely business - that means you are in it to make a profit......not for philanthropic purposes.(nothing wrong in making money, especially if you employ local people as you so often tell us)
We can exercise our democratic rights when it comes to local elections, but that, for many of us, is where our influence ends.
We cannot compete with the likes of TESCO.
Meeting with the town planner - when you are just a person who lives in the town and uses the services...but do not trade...well, our opinions count for little.(no money in it = no mileage for user consultation)
Many of the big decisions about the town centre are 'rubber stamped' and regardless of public opinion will go ahead.
The proposed new bus station is a prime example of this.
Of course you won't see any of this as constructive criticism, you will perceive it as whining and whingeing....because it pleases you to do so.