Press Release - 20 June
2006
Formal Complaint
to LCC - Stage 3 - Review by Chief Executive
Mr Tony McArdle
Chief Executive
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices
Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
20 June 2006
Dear Sir
FORMAL COMPLAINT:
A1073 PROGRESS IN LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN
Stage 3 – Review by Chief Executive
Complaint Reference No: 192822
We are now in receipt of the Council’s letter dated 8
June 2006 from Richard Wills, Director for Development, and
write again to state that we are not satisfied with the response
given by Mr Wills. (Click
here to read the letter from Richard Wills dated 8 June 2006).
We state yet again that our formal complaint mentioned very
clearly that Cllr Hill was in fact, we believe, Finance Chairman
at the time (despite his recent comments in the May 2006 edition
of County News) and after he became Leader, he proceeded to
get elected a new executive from his own political party. We
understand that the whole current cabinet were supporting Mr
Speechley as Councillors when he was in power and they therefore,
like other members of his party, must have been aware of his
wishes.
Mr Wills’ letter does not address the fact that Cllr
Hill proceeded to get elected a new executive from his own same
political party at all.
We continue to be concerned that decisions are being made by
members of the executive, even individual members on occasion,
and that whatever councillors do to put forward the views of
the public they represent, Lincolnshire County Council, it seems,
continues to press ahead with its own “will”, political
or otherwise.
We repeat, it is entirely the fault of Lincolnshire County
Council that Boston is not listed in the 2nd Local Transport
Plan as a priority. It is also entirely the fault of Lincolnshire
County Council that all aspirational schemes, of which Boston
is just one, have no work undertaken on them during the LTP2
period.
We repeat our call for an independent Inquiry into the decision
made by Lincolnshire County Council that the A1073 is being
put forward above that of more urgent road infrastructures.
The democratic processes involved in making such a decision
urgently require further investigation.
We look forward to receiving your response to this Formal Complaint
Review.
Yours faithfully
ROBERT FISHER
For and on behalf of the Boston Bypass & Economic Growth
Pressure Group (BBEG)
www.bbeg.org.uk
