#227: - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: re201 and 203

Believe me I know what is like to bring up several Children and how hard choices are for parents but they are choices. the school may well be reduced in size if the new proposal does not go ahead but it will not close. Some of the funding for the new school should be used to replace "cabins" and improve facilities at the current site. The people in Tunstall road who are opposite the site have good sized houses which many of them have worked hard and long to keep hold of, many are now retired and do not want an extra increase in traffic, a large car park opposite and a building that does not have any resemblance to anything in the area, the noise will be added extra that they will have to suffer along with the light pollution from the new build. They will in affect open the cutains every day now and may be have to look at something that resembles an Asda or Morrison store. They deserve the right to a say and that is what they are all doing (except for a tiny minority). Children are important in life but they do not pay the mortgages and rates etc It is the adults in this case that are important and that is why they are standing up to KCC, not individuals but it is KCC that we are all against , THE PLANNING APPLICATION and the complete just within the law way this has been handled.

#228: - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: re201 and 203

One of the main issues with the earmarked cash is that it is only able to be used for "new" buildings, there is no government funds available to replace or improve the current site.  There are also issues with part of the land being "leased" currently and the extent to which it can be used.

All your concerns are valid for local residents and I wish you luck (whilst politely disagreeing) in tackling the injustice you feel. I shall continue to campaign for a school which looks to the future of Tunstall, Sittingbourne and the country as a whole. I firmly believe that good schools like Tunstall are much needed, and that it will provide not only the future residents of Tunstall, but leaders of the town, of the KCC, etc.

I am glad you believe the school will not close, although the evidence points to the contrary, it would be a great loss to Tunstall, Sittingbourne and all those that may one day be educated there.