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to comment Anonymous (8th February)
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for the Blog by a Preston resident.
Hi Anonymous?
Yes I criticized the council for allowing
the Sports Pavilion to slip into disrepair and yes the view of residents at
that time was the council were allowing that position to enable a realisation
of funding to their pet project of the New Community Hall. That view was formed
from a particular set of circumstances are you aware of those circumstances, was
you involved with that in 2010?
Are you suggesting we should not be allowed
our view or that we should simply keep our mouths firmly shut because it is not
in keeping with your particular view? I’m obviously mistaken but I always
thought people who had opposing views voiced them and talked in order to find
common ground leading to agreement.
Can you please tell me when I criticized
the council for improving the Sports Pavilion or playing field? As I recall I
very recently praised someone (who I’m sure you know) for their work in
renovating and improving the sports hall and thanked them for a job well done!
What I did do was question the
wisdom of a councillor using the Playing Field Charity for the purpose of
private fundraising for a playground for which I have had some stick, rightly
so, unlike you I welcome different views because it generates debate. I also
questioned the wisdom of installing a Play Park without a security fence
because of the potential risk to children, are you suggesting I should keep my
mouth firmly shut and not concern myself with the safety of our grandchildren
who may well be users of your Play Park?
I have also specifically pledged my support
for the Play Park if the process of achieving it is correct, so again I ask,
where am I critisicing the council for this? I haven’t mentioned ‘the council’
on this subject although I have referred to our past experience with the
council on a similar project involving a charity, are you suggesting I nor any one else presumably
should be allowed any dissent?
I have Preston Parish Councillors lying
through their teeth about me as a resident and you suggest I should keep my
mouth shut until the next elections, I’m sure you would meekly walk off into
the sunset and read a book until 2015 because that’s what you seem to be
suggesting I should do?
I already accept the validity of
your view and your right to voice it even though it appears to be different to mine.
Now, if you would like to start again and
accept the validity of my view, even though you may think it wrong, we can
have a reasonable conversation, show each other a little respect and empathy
and reach some kind of mutually beneficial agreement, if that is not too far
beyond your doctrine.
Thank you for reading and for your comment.
It sounds as if that play park group is trying to bulldoze you out of the way but I can't see why. They should try to recruit you not bulldoze you. lets hope they come back with a more reasonable attitude, I'd be interested to see the outcome. Do you think theyll send you any info, I don't.
ReplyDeleteHi Ricky
ReplyDeleteI'm not too sure they're trying to do that, they just disagree with me and maybe not thought about their comment before sending it. Hopefully they will send some info, they said they had done the work, we'll just have to wait and see.
Thanks for your comment and for reading.