Saturday, 5 April 2008

Example:

I was very pleased to read (HE 21/03/08) that Susie Colley has organised 3 presentations of the Mayoral Vision for the people of Torbay, something the Mayor himself failed to do. However, like Mrs Forbes-Hamilton (HE 25/03/08) I am rather confused as to whose vision this actually is - is it the Mayor's vision or that of Mr Bernie Foulkes of LDA Consultants? The headline of the Mayor's column (HE 15/02/08) was 'This is my vision ... what's yours?' If this is the case, why is Mr Foulkes making the presentations? I think it would be a very good idea to clear this up in print before the first meeting. It would also be useful to know how much LDA Consultants have been paid, because if Mr Bye is paying other people to have his visions for him it might be wise to shop around - I'm sure many residents of Torbay would be happy to have his visions for free. I have outlined an alternative at www.torbaypetition.blogspot.com , and would encourage people to sign the online petition which they can access there.

Sent to the Herald Express on 26/03/08 by Mark Hellyer, Studley Road, Torquay (still unpublished)

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