mikeb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Those are pretty cynical proposals. I do wish they > would stop calling a path ?a public realm? or > ?linear park?. > > Why are we planning to give a property developer a > windfall from rezoning public land? Southwark > Council already did this in the 1990s when they > last approved the redevelopment of DHFC?s ground, > and a reduction in local green space. How many > times do we need to do this? until there is none > left? > > By covenant, in the control of Southwark Council, > the land for the ground can only be used for > sporting and recreational purposes. I don?t even > know why we are contemplating changing this. It > only gives Meadow more hope that they will > succeed. We may as well be discussing the > redevelopment of Goose Green. > > While we?re at it, St Francis?s Park - which is > the main community improvement from the last > redevelopment - just shows how cynical this whole > business is. I can?t think of a less appealing > local park, or one which is looked after with less > love. Even Nunhead Green is now a more pleasant > place to spend time. This ^