Protect the Whitesands, Dumfries from Council-backed development
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Paula Marshall
2 years ago
Leave the whitesands and greensands alone thy spent far too much on this already people of Dumfries don’t want it
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Beata
2 years ago
the council designed the defense of the city center along the river, regardless of the fact that water would overflow from the riverbed in other areas, flooding houses
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david evans
3 years ago
how on earth has this been allowed to go on for so long, The Council and the government are negligent, and owe many compensation events going back 20 years in my opinion.
first ive heard about it today on five live, I live in Mid Wales
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Peter Mcdonald
8 years ago
DONT let them spoil our riverside!! I for one love to photograph this area dont ruin our view theres other ways to do this
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J K MILLAR
8 years ago
This must be a bipartisan non political decision based on common sense. Councillor's be a ashamed VERY ashamed Dumfries has become an embarrassment to all "Doonhamers".
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William Johnston
8 years ago
Ridiculous waste of public money to.prevent flooding to probably less than 100 properties (mainly commercial who mostly don't want scheme either) which works out at £300k plus per property none of which are worth anything like that.- how on earth does that make sense? Also this is a council whose track record of bringing anything in on budget is hardly impressive.
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Irene Bryson
8 years ago
This bund will destroy our beautiful and historic riverside at a price too high to pay. Money would be better invested in dredging the river and clearing up the unsightly banks.
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Audrey Clark
8 years ago
Leave our beautiful town alone there are far better solutions than this one!!!!
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Murray Reid
8 years ago
I still think a flood defence is a last resort. Looking at pictures from years back the river has been narrowed ( for more parking spaces ) reducing the area for the volume of water when in flood. I have suggested this before but if the bank on the Mill green was reduced ( a straight line from Hullabaloo to suspension bridge ) & river dredged down to passed Troqueer from the Call plus banks cleaned up & weeds & bushes removed, it may be the answer to the flooding problem.
Surely this is just one of the remedies that should be tried ( among other suggestions ) at not an enormous cost, before even thinking of a flood defence.
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Mona Thomson
8 years ago
The council has not yhought this through. Where will the water go if you block it from the White Sands? Ask them what happened in Carlisle.
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Murray Reid
8 years ago
I have already sent a letter of objection to the Council, why should there be a need to do it again ?
It is simply a ploy to sicken people and make it look like there is less objectors.
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Malcolm Johnstone
8 years ago
Unwanted, over expensive scheme that will destroy our town.
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Rosemary Nelson
8 years ago
Don't spoil it!
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Rosemary Nelson
8 years ago
DONT let them spoil our riverside!!
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Lisa McBurnie
8 years ago
No need to impose an Earth bind on us doonhamers - we don’t want it
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John Dowson
8 years ago
Council are determined to crash through their design against the wishes of those in the front line of the flood
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Vera Beeden
9 years ago
The council are not listening to what the townspeople want. They want to get rid of the biggest car park we have, & ruin trade for the busnisess on the sand. They’ve already squandered our money on dg1 & the Burns statue. They seem to live on a different planet to us. Keep our sands as it is please.
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Rosemary Nelson
9 years ago
I think we need to explore further options because the ones on the table aren't good enough!
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Colin Green
9 years ago
Time the people were listened to.
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Sarah Eno
9 years ago
I don't know what the options are but people I trust say there are several. I love that open area of Whitesands. And what has happened to democracy Dumfries Council?
Leave the whitesands and greensands alone thy spent far too much on this already people of Dumfries don’t want it
the council designed the defense of the city center along the river, regardless of the fact that water would overflow from the riverbed in other areas, flooding houses
how on earth has this been allowed to go on for so long, The Council and the government are negligent, and owe many compensation events going back 20 years in my opinion. first ive heard about it today on five live, I live in Mid Wales
DONT let them spoil our riverside!! I for one love to photograph this area dont ruin our view theres other ways to do this
This must be a bipartisan non political decision based on common sense. Councillor's be a ashamed VERY ashamed Dumfries has become an embarrassment to all "Doonhamers".
Ridiculous waste of public money to.prevent flooding to probably less than 100 properties (mainly commercial who mostly don't want scheme either) which works out at £300k plus per property none of which are worth anything like that.- how on earth does that make sense? Also this is a council whose track record of bringing anything in on budget is hardly impressive.
This bund will destroy our beautiful and historic riverside at a price too high to pay. Money would be better invested in dredging the river and clearing up the unsightly banks.
Leave our beautiful town alone there are far better solutions than this one!!!!
I still think a flood defence is a last resort. Looking at pictures from years back the river has been narrowed ( for more parking spaces ) reducing the area for the volume of water when in flood. I have suggested this before but if the bank on the Mill green was reduced ( a straight line from Hullabaloo to suspension bridge ) & river dredged down to passed Troqueer from the Call plus banks cleaned up & weeds & bushes removed, it may be the answer to the flooding problem. Surely this is just one of the remedies that should be tried ( among other suggestions ) at not an enormous cost, before even thinking of a flood defence.
The council has not yhought this through. Where will the water go if you block it from the White Sands? Ask them what happened in Carlisle.
I have already sent a letter of objection to the Council, why should there be a need to do it again ? It is simply a ploy to sicken people and make it look like there is less objectors.
Unwanted, over expensive scheme that will destroy our town.
Don't spoil it!
DONT let them spoil our riverside!!
No need to impose an Earth bind on us doonhamers - we don’t want it
Council are determined to crash through their design against the wishes of those in the front line of the flood
The council are not listening to what the townspeople want. They want to get rid of the biggest car park we have, & ruin trade for the busnisess on the sand. They’ve already squandered our money on dg1 & the Burns statue. They seem to live on a different planet to us. Keep our sands as it is please.
I think we need to explore further options because the ones on the table aren't good enough!
Time the people were listened to.
I don't know what the options are but people I trust say there are several. I love that open area of Whitesands. And what has happened to democracy Dumfries Council?