Basildon Golf Course Campaign

Press Release

Local Green Party Condemns Council’s

Attitude to Local Residents

Annie Humphries, Chair of Basildon and Thurrock Green Party, today condemned Basildon’s cavalier attitude towards residents’ concerns over the dumping of tonnes of building waste on Basildon Golf Course. She said:-

“Yet again Basildon Council shows its completely cynical disregard for residents.  These people are council tax payers and deserve to have their concerns treated with respect.  Answers must be provided; it is not enough to treat people as though they were too stupid to understand issues.

What people do understand is that Basildon Council is persisting with its policy of selling off the family silver by hiving off its assets to ‘arms’ length organisations’ which understand nothing of local people’s feelings and care even less. 

The golf course is one of the few remaining municipal courses in the country, and although Councillors may use other, far more prestigious links, it happens that our course offers recreation opportunities for all sectors of the community.

Basildon Council must re-engage with ordinary people and respect their wish to retain the amenities and green spaces without creating despair amongst the residents.”

Contact Annie Humphries at    annie7_uk@yahoo.co.uk

 

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