No pride or respect from the council

In an era of global campaigns, which seek to reverse climate change, and raise awareness of the need to protect and cherish the planet which sustains us, it is most disheartening to learn that our locally-elected representatives view our immediate environment with such disregard.

In this day and age, we should be moving beyond the coarse perception of the countryside as merely something to exploit for financial gain.

The council must surely have greater vision than that.

What is this perverse desire, which is repeatedly displayed in our local decision-making, that seeks to sink Worthing, and its surrounding areas, into anonymity and concrete.

Where does it come from?

Who does it represent?

Is to be the template for the future of Worthing to become a seaside Croydon?

How can we hope increase pride in our town and the beautiful countryside that surrounds it, when the council consistently displays no pride or respect for it?

This would be a good time to display some creative-thinking.

The council does not need to pursue such insular and myopic policies.

I would like to encourage your readers to ask the council to abandon the idea of selling off this land.

Mr T. Clarke

Bramley Road

Worthing

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