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Local parish
councils are against the KIG proposal and some,
including Downswood and Harrietsham, have invited
representatives from STOPKIG.org to speak with them, and
asked to kept updated.
Most recently, Bearsted Parish Council had a meeting
where several members of the public, including
representatives from STOPKIG.org raised the issue of the
KIG proposal.
The Parish Council through the Chairman, Richard Ash,
stated they are totally opposed to the proposal, and
have issued the following statement which has also been
released to the Kent Messenger and Downs Mail.
Public Notice
Bearsted Parish Council wish it to be known that they
are 100% against the proposal by KIG for a rail freight
interchange with associated development on land to the
west of Junction 8 of the M20.
The Bearsted Parish Council has declared itself
committed to opposing the Kent International Gateway (KIG)
proposal as unacceptable on the grounds of inadequate
local infrastructure, the environmental impact on the
local community and that it is in a totally
inappropriate location along the base of the North Downs
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Parish Council is registering its support for the
STOPKIG team initiative and looks forward to working
with them. |
