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Money talks, but sometimes the common man won't listen



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"Actually, it seems that Mr Forbes's land is not essential to the development"
Published Date: 06 December 2007
By ALLAN MASSIE
THE most difficult decisions are those which have to be made when there is merit on both sides of an argument. This is the case in the controversy in Aberdeenshire over the American developer Donald Trump's plan for a lavish golf resort which was rejected last week by the county council's planning committee.
The fact that this rejection was determined by the casting vote of the committee's chairman, Martin Ford, demonstrates just how evenly opinion - and also, it may be said, merit - are divided.

On the one hand you have the promise of a development ...



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  • Last Updated: 05 December 2007 8:27 PM
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  • Location: Edinburgh
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Club Player,

Aberdeen 06/12/2007 10:37:59

Actually Allan, the great majority of people in Aberdeen and the North East desperately want this development with many polls showing 90% approvals.

I'd wager that most people who appeared for the staged for media demonstrations didn't even know how to spell Balmedie let along where it was without satnav.

The development is a fantastic opportunity to broaden the economic base of the area and revive the area's flagging tourism sector.

If anything the whole planning debacle has highlighted that our planning process is not fit for purpose and that we should abolish our councillors in favour of a mayoral system.


 

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