tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post5943538314052028633..comments2024-03-16T19:42:29.863+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: The best election report I've ever readChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-37250771010098514482009-08-03T23:46:39.749+01:002009-08-03T23:46:39.749+01:00My memory is usually fairly good but it must be pl...My memory is usually fairly good but it must be playing tricks on me with respect to this one. I will have to dig up the report - if I was there it must have been during the 2007-8 civic year - have another look at it and check some of the things it says. <br /><br />Ironically at another meeting earlier today one councillor was complaining bitterly about the extremely low score by Copeland Council in the Places survey for public satisfaction with parks, given that in his view, backed up by citing recent national awards, Copeland has one of the best Parks departments in the country. There are some excellently maintained parks in his ward. But as you make the point, some of the alleged public spaces in Bransty (and other parts of the borough) are not up to that standard and we need to learn from that.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-71185129421703418702009-07-30T19:07:25.773+01:002009-07-30T19:07:25.773+01:00Chris the Minutes record you as being there.
If C...Chris the Minutes record you as being there.<br /><br />If Councillors don't scrutinises anything, and none of you listens to the Public, and you repeatedly refuse to ensure action is taken to uphold local democracy then it's hardly surprisng the Council and Councillors are held in such contempt. It is not a matter of perception, it is real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-59689018489781968822009-07-30T00:39:30.949+01:002009-07-30T00:39:30.949+01:00I'm back on the relevant committee this year b...I'm back on the relevant committee this year but I think that report may have gone through it during the previous civic year when I was not a member of that committee.<br /><br />As you know I went to look at Bleach Green and have spoken to Copeland's officers about it. That play area is certainly in need of improvement.<br /><br />The same applies to a lot of the actual and alleged play areas in Bransty and many other areas of Copeland.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-82395429535080453672009-07-29T19:20:10.212+01:002009-07-29T19:20:10.212+01:00Weren’t you on the Oversight and Scrutiny committe...Weren’t you on the Oversight and Scrutiny committee that reviewed the “Copeland Play Strategy 2007 – 20012”? Did you check that any of the sites identified in the Open spaces provision audit actually existed? Did you check that any of the sites identified within your ward actually “support play provision”?<br /><br />Take for example the Bleachgreen area of Victoria Road in your Bransty Ward.<br />Bleachgreen is identified, it exists and you can at times kick a ball about on it.<br />What about Bleachgreen Paddock – it hasn’t existed for ~15 years.<br />And what about the sites identified on Coronation Drive and Loop Road North, the sites exist but they certainly don’t support play, there is no access, they are dangerous and overgrown.<br />Looking at other areas it’s the same story, >50% of the list as garbage.<br /><br />The report was written by Mr Brian Kirkbride of the Consultants White Green Young, he clearly knew no one would check the report so just created a big list of green areas he found on very old map to impress you all; Mr Kirkbride knew what he was doing as he did used to work for Copeland BC.<br /><br />Who was the report for? It appears it was only for you Councilors benefit as when asked about these sites at the last Neighborhood Forum Mr Maddams the Councils Parks Development Officer knew nothing about the document and didn’t use it.<br /><br />More wasted taxpayers money paying for the services of former colleagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-84863554118463114112009-07-29T09:23:38.595+01:002009-07-29T09:23:38.595+01:00The attendance record for Copeland councillors is ...The attendance record for Copeland councillors is published on the council's internet site. Mine for the civic year to date shows that I have attended 100% of full council meetings and 80% of all the meetings I was due to attend. <br /><br />(The one committee meeting I missed was moved at comparatively short notice to a date when I had a work commitment in Penrith.)Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-86678875097821510792009-07-29T01:20:40.954+01:002009-07-29T01:20:40.954+01:00How do you know? You were probably in Norwich at t...How do you know? You were probably in Norwich at the timeEnochnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-1940446647149804812009-07-28T20:47:00.287+01:002009-07-28T20:47:00.287+01:00If you came along to a Copeland council meeting yo...If you came along to a Copeland council meeting you would hear a fair number of comments from councillors challenging things which have been written in officer's reports or those of the Executive.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-62847092140184307042009-07-28T18:15:03.346+01:002009-07-28T18:15:03.346+01:00Likewise with Copeland BC.
It's funny but you ...Likewise with Copeland BC.<br />It's funny but you never do a "fact check" of what Copeland BC Officers tell you or what is laid out before you at Council Meetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com