We were talking to people on Saturday who said they always vote Conservative nationally but LibDem locally because the latter do a good job on the council. We asked whether these people had any concerns and they said yes, they objected to the proposed development on Boorley Green, to which we answered, "You voted for it." Then they said they objected to the proposed building on Eastleigh Rec, the takeover of Aegeus Bowl, the proposed move of the civic offices and building on North Stoneham Park, to which the answer was the same:
"You voted for it."
This is what I wrote after the local elections:
So it's all over for another two years and the people of Eastleigh have voted for the following:
- The building of 1,300 houses on North Stoneham Park, thus closing the strategic gap between Eastleigh and Southampton
- Extending Sainsbury's onto the Recreation Ground
- Building on Botley Park Golf Course
- Moving the Civic Offices into the Centre - at a cost of £12m - and causing massive congestion, making parking much more difficult for visitors, thus causing the continued decline of the retail sector, with even more shops closing, and the possibility of the redevelopment of the existing site and part of Fleming Park.
- The purchase of the Rose bowl - now Aegeas Bowl - at a cost of over £30,000,000
- Relocate the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Woodside Avenue to land off Stoneycroft Rise off Chestnut Avenue, which will affect the recently developed Freespace enjoyed by many hundreds of young people with its BMX track. Like the adjacent North Stone it is also in the Strategic Gap between Eastleigh and Southampton.
Over the next few months the Conservative group will be explaining more about what a LibDem council really means for Eastleigh, so continue to follow this blog and encourage your friends to do so as well.
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