New Portobello High School- Where and how?

by **Rex_Mundi** » 14 Mar 2006, 10:29

Welcome home Mr M, welcome home.

by **Dave Connelly** » 14 Mar 2006, 10:39

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 14 Mar 2006, 11:11

Portobellosite, Think I sat beside you at that meeting. I thought that the BL development was restricted to the Scottish Power site. And there was no mention of the other sites in relation to BL . There was an unrelated reference to Laidlaw "if they ever decided to move". However, I may be wrong, I didn't take notes.

As for the football site? It was under offer to Taylor Woodrow but that was some time back and it may have changed.

Here's a map from the BL website indicating the scope of the Portobello development, it clearly shows that the Pitz site is not included. I'm not good at maps but it looks like the development area in red stops before it reaches bailyfield industrial estate.

Portobellosite. earlier on you stated that don't want the school to go the Scotish Power site. Why is that?

by **Dadaist** » 14 Mar 2006, 11:54

[quote="Keir Hardie]
It is not sensible for our councillors to offer a vote every time they need to make a decision - after all we elected them to make decisions, but there are some situations where public opinion is so crucial that it must be measured it in some way, and a vote would certainly achieve that. A vote could be a very important part of the consultation process - quantifiable and objective.

What would the voting boundary be? All wards within the catchments?[/quote]

I agree - it needn't be a binding vote as that would interfere with the existing planning procedure - but it would certainly aid Ewan Aitken's "judgement call" whatever way the vote went. I hadn't thought about what the voting boundary should be.

Have Susan Deacon or Gavin Strang commented on this matter? I guess they could cop out by saying it's a council matter.

It would be nice to hear from Maureen and Lawrence too.

by **Rex_Mundi** » 14 Mar 2006, 14:42

by **Dave Connelly** » 14 Mar 2006, 15:20

by **Jbrock** » 14 Mar 2006, 15:20

I posted the PFANS leaflet on 1 March. Here is an updated leaflet advertising our PFANS-organised meeting. on Weds, 22 March at Towerbank school at 2000h.
The purpose of this meeting is for those who support the aims set out in this leaflet to hear more from the council about its proposals and their reasons for proposing modernisation of the schools. We have also invited speakers from the school boards of Portobello High School and St John's.

EDIT: to fixup link - wangi

by **Dadaist** » 14 Mar 2006, 15:30

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by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Mar 2006, 23:20

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