Dave Davidson wrote:I find this statement incredible. There were statutory consultations with parents, a public meeting in Portobello Town Hall, the opportunity to make representations in the council Chamber and the facility for anyone to make written contributions.
Despite active campaigning by The Portobello Park Action Group, they failed to secure one single vote, as the council decided unanimously to build the school on Portobello Park. Perhaps when PPAG learn to accept that the councillors did listen to what they said but did not agree and that the respected firm of professional engineers hired as part of the consultation is not corrupt, we can move on and start discussing exactly what type of school we need to maximise the educational opportunities for the children of Portobello..
He is my businesx partner and fellow school on the park supporter. I have to wholeheartedly agree with him. Collectively and indivdually PPAG are bereft.
If there arguments or position is intellectually challenged and defeated- they are being bullied.
If the consultants don't rate a rebuild on site-they are corrupt.
If councillors unanimously come out against the PPAG position- they are riggers, fraudsters, not aware of peoples feelings and not listening.
When Marilyn Maclaren does SFA about getting a school built- she is revered by PPAG. And only a couple of week before she was being vilified as a fraudster, by the very same PPAG.
As this story unfolds they are becoming increasingly isolated, the first two letters in Thursday's news show the gaping divide between the reasonable position that's best for the community at large and the selfish, rambling nonsensical, greedy and false arguments that they put forward.
It doesn't feel much like we are winning but we've yet to concede a point.
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