Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Chiswick Area Forum NEXT TUESDAY inc. 32-storey tower presentation | |
Posted by: | Cllr Sam Hearn | |
Date/Time: | 14/01/16 17:21:00 |
As Chair I have tried hard to run the Chiswick Area meetings to time i.e. in the pub by 10.15 (OK 10.30). It is however vitally important that members of the public get to ask their questions and have their say. I attempt to get to the public forum section of the meeting as early as possible. Sad to say some of the most interesting reports are often delivered to a hall empty of all but councillors, officers and Die-Hard local activists. It is a grimly farcical fact that Councillor Denison will probably run through his pack of slides on the Hounslow Budget for 2016/17 with his usual wit (he can be very droll) but without a single question or comment coming from the floor. Planning: Getting elected as a Councillor does not magically endow anyone with knowledge about planning law (or anything else for that matter). Training is provided for all councillors but I am afraid it is often a case of trying to teach "old dogs new tricks". |