Lawsons Bridge Campaign
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Lancaster City Council’s cabinet approved the tender brief for the sale of the land (between the A6, Ray’s Drive and the railway) on 22 January 2008. The sale was supported by Conservative and Morecambe Bay Independent councillors, and the vote was carried through by a casting vote of the Tory Council Leader, Cllr Roger Mace. Greens, Labour and Lib Dem Councillors voted against it, indicating that the campaign has had an effect since October, when only the Greens were against selling the land.
The tender brief sets out the terms of the sale, and the criteria which the Council will use to assess bids and decide who to sell the land to. Although it does not specify any particular type of development, we know that several supermarket chains have expressed an interest and they are likely to make the highest bids for the land.
What you can do:
1) Support this campaign
Contact Cllr Emily Heath, tel: 01524 380169
or email: emily”AT”heath.greenisp.org
2) Join the Carnival of Culture in Lancaster City Centre at 1pm on Saturday 1st March - a fun way to protest about this and other unwanted developments in our district.
3) Help to keep up the pressure on cabinet members by writing to them or to the local papers.
The cabinet members who have supported the land sale are:
Roger Mace - rmace@lancaster.gov.uk
Tony Johnson - ajohnson@lancaster.gov.uk
Eileen Blamire - eblamire@lancaster.gov.uk
Abbot Bryning - abryning@lancaster.gov.uk
Evelyn Archer - earcher@lancaster.gov.uk
David Kerr - dkerr@lancaster.gov.uk
June Ashworth - jashworth@lancaster.gov.uk
John Gilbert - jgilbert@lancaster.gov.uk
4) Support the Friends of the Earth campaign against a proposed change to planning rules which would make it even easier for supermarkets to be built. FOE Real Food Campaign
Further Information; Plans, photos, minutes, etc.
7 Reasons why a supermarket at Lawsons Bridge is a bad idea.
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