Residents divided over plans for holiday park in Portland (From Dorset Echo)
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Residents divided over plans for holiday park in Portland
11:00am Saturday 8th September 2012 in News By Rachael Burnett
NOT HAPPY: Residents Anaick Ankers, David Ankers, Maureen Perkins, Simon Perkins, Charlotte Evans and Betty Mitchell in front of the fields where the football pitches are proposed
THE proposed development has divided residents on their views on whether it will benefit the community or not.
Anthony and Tracey Storey, who run The George pub in Reforne, said they think it will boost local businesses and offer employment opportunities for residents.
Mrs Storey said: “I think it looks fantastic.
“Creating more jobs is brilliant, anything that will put something back into use and be functional is great.
“We’ve got two young children and our son has just started with the football club, so the new pitches will make him very happy.
“The climbing centre looks great too, a lot of people say to us that they can’t believe there’s not a central climbing shop or anything on Portland .”
Mr Storey said: “Just having the Harmonic Fields has had a more positive impact on our trade than the Olympics did and anything that brings more people to the island is great.
“They will obviously explore which will benefit local businesses like us.”
Some locals are against the idea and say it will spoil the beauty of Portland.
Dave Owen, of Weston Street, said he does not want a holiday village on the island.
He said: “Portland is unique we wish to keep it that way.
“We do not need another holiday village, particularly on Portland.”
Maureen Perkins, of Weston Street, said residents had not been properly informed about the proposed development.
“I live opposite where the football ground would be and I only heard about it through word of mouth.
“It’s a massive thing so the fact that there was nothing advertising it is awful.
“At the moment the land is rural and I don’t want a football pitch.
“It’s such a big development and I feel we should have been told about it.”
Comments(6)
marriedwith3
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11:54am Sat 8 Sep 12
niceonecyril
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2:56pm Sat 8 Sep 12
For real? Seriously? A nuclear bomb would cause massive improvements !
Crabber
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9:31pm Sat 8 Sep 12
niceonecyril wrote:notice you don't say where you are from?. If you don't like Portland don't bloody come her we don't need the likes of you anyway we already have enough di*kheads. I like many many others will welocome this development when it arrives, it is a very good idea and I am left wondering about all the NIMBY'S and if any of them bothered to go to the excellent exhibition held on Thursday? Well presented and very informative and guess what 99% will be built in the existing quarry which if anyone does not know is well below ground level and will not be seen from the roads and what will be seen from Wesson or Avalanche will be pleasing on the eyes. BRING IT ON JEFF
"Some locals are against the idea and say it will spoil the beauty of Portland."
For real? Seriously? A nuclear bomb would cause massive improvements !
PortlandYoof
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1:41pm Mon 10 Sep 12
Jobs, economy boost, bringing in all the money we can. Instead of whinging, embrace it for crying out loud, before all we've got going for us is some fancy bloody bus stop signs that don't even work properly!
shawno
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11:36am Sat 15 Sep 12
missy77 says...
11:12am Sat 8 Sep 12