Recent Ex-Preston Parish Councillor Speaks Out.

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Recent ex-parish councillor speaks out.

There has been a comment on HU12 Online from a recent ex-councillor (Keith Gilby) who knows the facts regarding the issues this blog tries to bring to the attention of residents.

We are extremely thankful to Keith for making his views known publically and hope other current councillors are able to show similar courage to Keith and speak out in the interests of Preston and a better future.

We have reproduced Keith’s comment here for our readers. If readers would like to locate his comment on HU12 Online please click the date along side his name and that will take you to it.

Keith Gilby  August 21, 2013 at 9:28 pm

I was a Parish Councillor for PPC for a year but had to resign because I work down south Monday to Friday so can’t attend PPC meetings. This resident has tried many times to resolve his issues with PPC over a period of over 2 years now. Whilst I was a councillor there was a minority of councillors who were willing to meet with this resident to try and resolve his issues but after seeking ‘advice’ rather than take the bolder step and confront his issues the majority chose by vote not to meet with him. A mistake as this festering sore is just going to grow bigger as I believe this resident will not go away. The more entrenched as a council they ignore him and hope he goes away, the more entrenched he will become as he ratchets up his campaign to be, well, just listened to.

I believe there are important issues that need to be investigated and an open an inclusive council would not nor should not fear the opportunity to have these issues looked into as at the very least the council would be shown as acting in the interests of its parishioners. However as a consequence of this wall of silence, we have a voice that shouts ever louder from a variety platforms including this board, his blog, twitter, an e-petition, posters in the Post Office, leaflets through doors – you get the idea. These reactions are not the consequence of well planned strategy to ‘deal’ with the problem are they?

Perhaps with the election of new Parish Councillor – somebody that had previously tried to hold PPC to account at a significant cost to the parish – there may be more of a willingness to move forward instead of being tied to the past of head in the sand. I hope so, but don’t hold your breath.

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