I was also at last night's meeting. The audience appeared to be made up largely of golfers and residents of Park Avenue and nearby streets. They made it clear that they believed that the schools need to be replaced, but not in their backyard.
So they had their chance to let off steam and Aitken, Perry etc gamely stood up to be knocked down.
It's all part of the process. The meetings with parents of kids at PHS and the feeder primaries will be quite different in tone and their priority is more likely to be the educational needs of our children.
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New Portobello High School- Where and how?
by mr magnolia » 07 Mar 2006, 15:18
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Public Meeting again
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by Mate of Marya » 07 Mar 2006, 22:24
Maybe you missed the bit when the audience were asked if they supported the building of a school and there was a resounding 'yes'?[/quote]
"Yes" but not in my backyard.
We would know what the majority of the community wants if people organising public meetings stuck with the advertised Agenda. Golf is a minority interest thus the poor attendance from the general Portobello Community. I feel the councillors were invited along last night under false pretences and were publically humiliated.
I don't think it will balance out in the end. 1800 pupils and their families could benefit from a new PHS, compared to the 120 Golf Club members and the neighbouring residents.
"Yes" but not in my backyard.
We would know what the majority of the community wants if people organising public meetings stuck with the advertised Agenda. Golf is a minority interest thus the poor attendance from the general Portobello Community. I feel the councillors were invited along last night under false pretences and were publically humiliated.
I don't think it will balance out in the end. 1800 pupils and their families could benefit from a new PHS, compared to the 120 Golf Club members and the neighbouring residents.
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Re: Poor performance
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Re: Poor performance
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New Portobello High School ...
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