New Portobello High School- Where and how?

by **Pal of Porty** » 03 May 2007, 19:51

Stephen Hawkins, Liberal Democrat candidate for Portobello/Craigmillar, West Brighton Crescent ended his abovementioned letter in the Evening News with,

"I hope that everyone will be able to participate in where the school is sited and how it is going to contribute to the whole community."

And here is me thinking that was the purpose of the 2 statutory consultations and the Town Hall public meeting. Not to mention the cross party, UNANIMOUS decision taken to site PHS on the park at last December's meeting.

by **Dadaist** » 03 May 2007, 21:00

by **seanie** » 03 May 2007, 21:58

by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 May 2007, 22:19

by **seanie** » 03 May 2007, 22:26

by **Dadaist** » 04 May 2007, 20:23

by **seanie** » 04 May 2007, 21:52

by **Dadaist** » 04 May 2007, 22:15

by **seanie** » 04 May 2007, 23:14

by **Bob Jefferson** » 05 May 2007, 18:43

Seanie's letter makes the EN:

by **seanie** » 05 May 2007, 18:49

Given everything else that's going on I'm surprised. Maybe with the Bank Holiday weekend more well-adjusted people have better things to do than write pedantic letters.

by **tom nimmo** » 06 May 2007, 10:05

by **Bob Jefferson** » 06 May 2007, 10:38

by **tom nimmo** » 06 May 2007, 12:00

by **Epykat** » 06 May 2007, 19:36

by **tom nimmo** » 07 May 2007, 12:46

by **mr magnolia** » 07 May 2007, 15:02

er..

for those of us too 'something' to have read all posts here,
and who don't keep up with the Evening News slant on life,

can I ask for a score on my understanding of things as they lie post-election?

1. CEC are (were unanimously) committed to providing a new Portobello High School by 2011.
2. New PHS is to be sited on the current park area at(ish) the junction of Milton Rd and Park Avenue
3. New PHS will only be built once CEC have found 'equivalent' green space replacement for the loss.
4. Money to fund the new PHS will have to come, largely, from the Scottish Executive.
Which may or may not decide to give it.
5. An application for the funding has not yet been made by CEC.
6. There is a legal thing about 'common good' ground to be resolved before building commences.
7. CEC have already identified an 'equivalent green space' around the nether regions of Brunstane.

I've tried to make these points as statements rather than opinions as I am genuinely perplexed as to where
CEC and the Executive may head in these new heady days of non-coalition politics. I don't know whether what went
before is now all up for grabs, or part of it, or none of it. As a starting point, I'm hoping for some clarity as
to whether points 1-7 above are correct.

Your scores will be welcomed.

thanks in advance

by **Dadaist** » 07 May 2007, 15:10

That's a good and unbiased summary!

by **Poppy** » 07 May 2007, 15:14

by **seanie** » 07 May 2007, 17:45

Seems pretty much correct to me.

by **seanie** » 07 May 2007, 18:20

by **seanie** » 08 May 2007, 20:18

by **seanie** » 10 May 2007, 00:11

by **Poppy** » 10 May 2007, 07:20

Seanie, the land was bought by the Provost, Magistrates &c of the City of Edinburgh. Don't know how much of a difference that makes?

It was part of the deal to absorb Portobello into Edinburgh from what I can gather.

by **seanie** » 10 May 2007, 17:23

I don't think it makes mush odds which burgh bought it since (with the odd exception) all former burgh property, common good and otherwise, would've been transferred into the ownership of the Local Authority in line with the '73 Act.

by **Porty** » 08 Aug 2007, 02:03

Admin: post has been moderated.

Seriously tho'; has there been any update on the common good issue, do we expect any announcements, how is the fund raising for the QC going?

by **Epykat** » 08 Aug 2007, 21:30

Note Porty posting time. Were you a bit tired, emotional and getting nostalgic for the old days of High School argument?

by **Porty** » 08 Aug 2007, 22:05

by **seanie** » 19 Aug 2007, 10:49

The Education Depatment's

by **Maria** » 19 Aug 2007, 12:12

by **seanie** » 19 Aug 2007, 12:37

by **Maria** » 19 Aug 2007, 13:33

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