Dear Councillor Hunter.
I came along to last night's meeting and felt that the KWG
group gave an excellent and honest account of how the 'majority'
of Willesden Residents feel.
I was astonished to hear you suggest that there is a 'silent
majority' who do not object to the Executive's proposals. This
just is not true. I stood for many weekends outside the library
- spreading the words about the new proposals. Firstly, let me
say, initially (back in February of this year) I was shocked by
how many people did not know about the proposal to knock down
the historic 1894 library building and the subsequent demolition
of the 20 year old library. In fact - many did not believe me!!
However, due the the persistence of the close knit community
we were soon able to spread the word (something the
council seem unable to do adequately). The opposition to the
demolition of the historic building is huge. I can honestly say
that over 90% of those we asked about what they thought of the
new plans were against it. They did not need encouragement to
sign the petition - they were enraged that they had not been
asked - and that such a thing were possible in a democracy.
I don't expect you stood outside the library for as many
hours as I did or spoke to as many people - but I would ask you
to provide me with some proof regarding your suggested 'Silent
majority' that you believe exists. There are two petitions
with a collective 9000 signatures from local residents - who are opposed to the plans - we have our own survey of residents
which concurs with our own findings of 90% against the
development and even GT/Brent Council's own 'consultation' figures
record that 77% of residents are against the development -
please tell me where your silent majority fit in to these
figures? and show me proof.
Jackie Baines
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