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Liberals ride roughshod over
public opinion in Overton
Events
of the past few years in Overton give a graphic illustration of what
happens when the Liberals are in power for too long.
Foxdown: plans for new houses with a lower than hoped for percentage of
affordable housing. Attempts by the residents to get the percentage
increased have been repeatedly rebuffed by the Liberals. Overton residents
are being priced out of their village and are having to move to Andover,
where prices are cheaper.
Play Areas: Liberal Cllr John Shaw's move over 12 months ago to axe play
areas was not at all well received in Overton. Neither were the Liberals'
attempts at damage limitation afterwards.
New Village Hall: residents' opinions are
being systematically ignored. Despite an election defeat and a referendum
result against, the Liberals are pressing ahead with their plans.
The people of Overton deserve fair
representation which takes into account the views of residents.
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Liberals sink
to new lows in war with Ian Tilbury
Independent Cllr Ian Tilbury must be doing something right: the Overton
Liberals hate him!
Overton born and bred, Cllr Tilbury was elected in May 2002 as a community
councillor on the back of widespread opposition to Liberal plans to
close Overton's community halls and build a new one in a totally useless
location on the edge of town.
As if his election wasn't warning enough, a referendum was held, which he
won hands down.
But when the Liberals want to do something, a trifling matter of
widespread public opposition doesn't count for
anything: they are STILL going ahead with their plans.
This causes them a problem: Cllr Tilbury is still there! And the residents
are still behind him in opposing their plans. The Liberals could be out of
Overton in 2 years! What should they do?
What they should
not do, is report him to the Standards Board for England. We
were delighted to hear the Board threw the case out.
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