Devonport DumpUpdated: December 18th, 2014
Created: December 18th, 2013Delight or Blight
There are a number of queries that I have as follows:
- The degree of blight
- The degree of delight
- Who decides what's available?
- Can the national government override local electors wishes?
- If the decision is dependent upon local support, where is this support to come from?
- Will the councillors represent the wishes of the electors?
- Will the councillors try and sell the dump deal to the electorate for a price?
- What would the councillors be dealling with, money for the community, gratitude from the community, re-election in the communitee and therefore a greater sense of their worth - at any cost or some cost? What is likely, is that those in favour will clearly deem they are to profit by it.
- How do we find out what the electors want?
- Who will provide arguments for and against? One things for sure those that argue for it can use peoples addicition to finacial gain as the primary benefit. Cleary no one would want a nuclear dump where they live, so only some material dupe could persuade someone to accept a deterioration in the environmental health of their surroundings.
- The assumption must be that no-one wants radioactive waste in their environment
- At the onset of nuclear polution very little was know and even less communicated about continuos low level hazard as it was a new phenomena (Note the ignorance about asbestose when it was first developed)
- Following decades of exposure, concerns are growing but it is difficult to escape as the deed has been done and the disposal of the radioactive mechanics is ongoing and a long term contaminant
- Clearly some disposal must happen, but before an agreement is made surely knowledge of future levels or preferably an arrangeent that it production will cease would help
- Manhandling radioactive material in a populated area is contrary to common sense.
- As there is no alternative to human involvement then the work should be done in the leaast populated area, with the minimum number of people given exceptional care and very high wages and or special health care
- The idea that the environental polution should be spread around a city so that more people can benefit from government grants designed to get a quick solution is ......
Who to Contact
Democratic Support :- Ross Jago 01752 (304469, 304867, 304022)
Ward Councillors (Dockyard/Keyam) :-
Mark Coaker (308313)
Bill Stevens (251713)
Nicky Wildy (07827 821925)
Next ward committee meeting 6pm, 30th March @ City College, Kings Road.
Before this meeting ot would be good to ask a few questions via the FIO Act





















