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Berkhamsted High St/Water Lane                redevelopment        Update 12.12.07             LIBDEMS HAND-IN PETITION  Our October "Focus" leaflet carried a a petition asking the Borough Council to delay its decision on the Water Lane plan until the public had a chance to read the results of the Public Consultation exercise. This consultation report was only published 4 days before the cabinet was due to make a decision.  We asked for 21 days. We were pleased to find that 381 people took the trouble to sign our petition and deliver it to us. Town-Mayor Freda Earl presented it at the Cabinet meeting. We claimed that the public consultation was inadequate because only 210 people responded. We pointed to the fact that the exhibition was not open on Saturdays, thus excluding all the people who work out of the town.  In dismissing our objections Ian Reay, Berkhamsted resident and member of the Cabinet, said he was satisfied with the level of response. The Council's own breakdown of its responses gave the  approval rating of the scheme as:                              7%  approved                            52%  part objection                            41%  total  objection We will continue to oppose the Council scheme and campaign for an alternative that will meet the concerns of the town.                                * * * * *              Water Lane area as car park