Fwd: Following meeting with Trevor Leggo + Apologies

From: David Hopson <nunnington@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/5/22
Subject: Following meeting with Trevor Leggo + Apologies
To: bob hutton <bob.hutton@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>
Cc: joanne.brown@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk, bill buckland <bill.buckland@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, dermot wright <dermot.wright@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, jim robertson <jim.robertson@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, keith martin <keith.martin@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, richard shrubb <richard.shrubb@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, steve colwell <steve.colwell@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, Trevor Tupper <trevor.tupper@westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk>, Bridget Wright <bridget.wright@virgin.net>, Trevor Leggo <trevor.leggo@ruralsussex.org.uk>


Dear Bob

I have now had the opportunity to discuss what transpired at the meeting with Trevor Leggo last week. My understanding was that I was to be present as an equal, with equal right of access to information about SALC's actions and the responses it comes back with. 

Since it was made plain to me that I do not have any such rights in respect of the process to which I agreed to subscribe, and that the Parish Council was not willing to accord me those rights, I am clearly placed at a very significant disadvantage in respect of SALC's involvement and response. I hope that you will reconsider your position.

My own position remains as I have stated it - that I resiled from my intention to resign and that I remain, therefore, an elected member of the Parish Council. Given that the Annual Parish Meeting traditionally attracts a rather larger audience than we normally get, I have decided, in order to spare both myself and the PC the risk of any further public embarrassment prior to receipt of SALC's conclusions, to send my apologies for tonight - which I hope you will announce.

wbw

David Hopson

West Wittering Parish Council