Dear Residents,
After many conversations with parishioners, one local resident has put pen to paper to sum up the sentiment of all. - Thank you Sir.
Sirs,
Having read the last two articles on the S&DRA website, I am relieved that my own experience of the Highways fiasco was not just a bad dream.
As a local resident of Sellindge I asked a representative the obvious questions about Operation Stack not having been held for a year and how could they justify such a scheme with public money? The answer was a diatribe of nonsense about his own experience of being stuck on the M20 twice last year. I stated again that Operation Stack had not been put in place for a year now. The same answer from an obviously prepared script... I raised my voice and stated this fact once again, at which point someone approached and said he was "for" the scheme and that he was local. I asked him where he lived and he avoided the question. An obvious plant. He later disappeared to infiltrate other arguments against this monstrosity. This, I believe was a shameful attempt, by someone, to distort the outcome of the, so called, consultation!
Whilst on the subject, having put my views to certain members of Sellindge Parish Council, I am surprised and concerned that they are not forthcoming with their official standing on both the Lorry Park and the New Town proposals, stating that many people were in favour of the schemes The evasive reply to my questions would indicate that they are supportive of both schemes. As our local elected representatives this is rather alarming.
Just who, of all our representatives - Parish, District and County, have been seen to speak on behalf of their people? If they have - it was not loud enough! Local people feel that they are being treated with contempt.
A Sellindge resident.
