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Lib Dem Comments on Council CPO Proposal
September 3, 2008 2:37 PM
Liberal Democrat Councillors on B&NES Council will be attending tonight's Cabinet meeting (3rd September 2008, 5 p.m.) to speak against the bus rapid transit route which forms part of the Bath Transport Package; the Cabinet is considering a paper giving the Council the power to compulsorily purchase land to build the route. A number of residents are also registered to speak.
Cllrs Andy Furse and Caroline Roberts join residents from Response2Route
Councillor Andy Furse (Kingsmead) commented, "This paper was postponed from the May Cabinet meeting and it seems suspicious that the Cabinet has decided to consider it now, at a time when many residents will either be on holiday or preparing for the start of the new school year. This would seem to be an attempt to bury bad news.
"I will be asking why on earth the Council is planning to build a new road, which requires land from people's homes and causes a loss of green habitat. This new road will cost millions and they are not certain how much time it will save compared to the alternatives - no-one wants it except the Conservative Cabinet. They're completely out of touch."
Councillor Caroline Roberts (Newbridge) added, "Residents are absolutely furious about the way the Cabinet has handled this process and are understandably upset about the looming threat of compulsory purchase of their properties.
"Further assessment of the need for this particular route should be carried out and the alternative routes looked at in more depth - we question whether this is an appropriate time to be moving towards a CPO when the alternative routes haven't been looked at in sufficient detail. If the package can be changed to move the east of Bath park and ride, then it can be changed to drop this road to nowhere."
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