PETITION TETRA MAST PITTENWEEM PRIMARY SCHOOL
This was sent to me via email coord for our information. Maybe he needs plannig info from one of you?? I have all his details.
Sandi
Douglas Sinclair, CBE, Chief Executive,
Fife Council
Fife House
North Street
GLENROTHES
Fife KY7 5LT
18 November 2004
Dear Mr. Sinclair,
PETITION TETRA MAST PITTENWEEM PRIMARY SCHOOL
I refer to my previous correspondence with Mr. Jim Birrell, Development Manager (Development & Regeneration) regarding the above, copies of which you should have received.
Twice now I have requested information from Mr. Birrell about complaint procedures so that I may pursue a complaint regarding the Council¹s act of discrimination against the citizens of Pittenweem as expressed in the above petition.
I also wish to pursue a complaint about the misinformation promulgated by various Council officers regarding the assertion that as a planning authority the Council is not able to legitimately concern itself with possible health effects when dealing with planning applications to erect TETRA masts.
There is much to question about the Council¹s assessment of its own role as being 'restricted' in relation to possible health risks associated with TETRA masts, balanced against its duty of care towards the citizens of Fife, especially towards our children and our elderly population.
There are also serious issues concerning the way in which Fife Council¹s mechanisms for 'decision making' have undermined and eroded some very fundamental democratic principles, so it would seem. Initially the wishes of many communities were reflected in their local councillors decisions to refuse planning permission for the erection of TETRA masts. Those wishes were then thwarted by a central Fife committee, the Environment & Development Committee, which took control and approved those planning applications, contrary to the wishes of the communities and their elected representatives.
As I have received no information from Mr. Birrell about the Council¹s complaint procedures regarding the above, I would be grateful for some clear guidance on how I may use whatever complaint procedures are in place.
I feel you should know that there are many of us in and around Pittenweem who remain deeply unhappy about the Council¹s role in siting a TETRA mast so close to peoples¹ homes and to the Primary School. Judging from the response we had from local residents and visitors to the petition referred to above, the concern is shared by an overwhelming majority of Fife citizens.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Alexander
East Neuk Campaign Against Tetra
Cc Cllr. Anne McGovern, Leader of the Administration
Cllr. Mike Scott-Hayward
Cllr. Elizabeth Riches
Cllr. Mike Rumney, Chair, Environment & Development Committee
Sir Menzies Campbell, M.P.
Pittenweem Primary School Board
Pittenweem Community Council
From: Mast Network
Sandi
Douglas Sinclair, CBE, Chief Executive,
Fife Council
Fife House
North Street
GLENROTHES
Fife KY7 5LT
18 November 2004
Dear Mr. Sinclair,
PETITION TETRA MAST PITTENWEEM PRIMARY SCHOOL
I refer to my previous correspondence with Mr. Jim Birrell, Development Manager (Development & Regeneration) regarding the above, copies of which you should have received.
Twice now I have requested information from Mr. Birrell about complaint procedures so that I may pursue a complaint regarding the Council¹s act of discrimination against the citizens of Pittenweem as expressed in the above petition.
I also wish to pursue a complaint about the misinformation promulgated by various Council officers regarding the assertion that as a planning authority the Council is not able to legitimately concern itself with possible health effects when dealing with planning applications to erect TETRA masts.
There is much to question about the Council¹s assessment of its own role as being 'restricted' in relation to possible health risks associated with TETRA masts, balanced against its duty of care towards the citizens of Fife, especially towards our children and our elderly population.
There are also serious issues concerning the way in which Fife Council¹s mechanisms for 'decision making' have undermined and eroded some very fundamental democratic principles, so it would seem. Initially the wishes of many communities were reflected in their local councillors decisions to refuse planning permission for the erection of TETRA masts. Those wishes were then thwarted by a central Fife committee, the Environment & Development Committee, which took control and approved those planning applications, contrary to the wishes of the communities and their elected representatives.
As I have received no information from Mr. Birrell about the Council¹s complaint procedures regarding the above, I would be grateful for some clear guidance on how I may use whatever complaint procedures are in place.
I feel you should know that there are many of us in and around Pittenweem who remain deeply unhappy about the Council¹s role in siting a TETRA mast so close to peoples¹ homes and to the Primary School. Judging from the response we had from local residents and visitors to the petition referred to above, the concern is shared by an overwhelming majority of Fife citizens.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Alexander
East Neuk Campaign Against Tetra
Cc Cllr. Anne McGovern, Leader of the Administration
Cllr. Mike Scott-Hayward
Cllr. Elizabeth Riches
Cllr. Mike Rumney, Chair, Environment & Development Committee
Sir Menzies Campbell, M.P.
Pittenweem Primary School Board
Pittenweem Community Council
From: Mast Network
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