From the Cumbernauld News

Brothers and Sisters (or rather both my readers) I got the following letter printed in the Cumbernauld News in relation to the "Demolition" program which featured Cumbernauld Town Centre.

 

 

Sir / Madam,

 

I read with interest your recent article on “Demolition” as well as watching the offending programme itself.

 

As with most people, I expect, it is disappointing to see the reaction from our elected representatives as well as the Director of Planning and Environment for North Lanarkshire Council. Clearly the people of Cumbernauld have made the views on the “space-station on stilts” very clear. It wouldn’t have won had we not.

 

If the elected representatives had contrasted Cumbernauld Town Centre, with that of Coatbridge, Airdrie or Motherwell (all within the NLC Local Authority) then perhaps they might understand. If the pile of rubble between the Town Centre and Cumbernauld College is our Councillors and Planners idea of committing to Cumbernauld and investing in it, I dread to think what would happen if they really were intent on ignoring us.

 

I think, however, that as Cumbernauld residents we have to take some responsibility for this ourselves. Neither Cathie Craigie or Rosemary McKenna voted themselves in, and the planners did not appoint themselves. If more pressure is forthcoming on this issue, then all the better. If the politicians won’t force their own hand, then as voters it is up to us. Perhaps, I might suggest, next time my brothers and sisters may reconsider their votes more carefully?

 

The suggestions which came from the program – i.e. a more authentic High Street and cutting down the number of lanes in Central Way, I can only applaud their suggestions, despite it coming from a “London Based TV company”. At least someone made a suggestion that didn’t involve dropping yet another large box around the Town Centre.

 

Yours truly,

 

Kenneth Sheerin,

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