Save Orleans Riverside from Development

The packed meeting at the Turks proved a number of things [1] The overwhelming number of attendees only found out about this project through the RTT [2] It was clear that even the local ward councillor was unaware of this project [3] It is irrelevant to point out that there had been a previous boat house on the site - it was so small if would not have accommodated a rowing eight let alone the Gloriana[4] It was made clear by the Director of Parks that there is no other building of the Gloriana size proposed anywhere else in the Borough in a similar location - not now or in the last 20 years [5] The feasability study is said to have rejected four other sites - [this study has not been made widely available]: no councillor or officer would be drawn as to whether the rejected sites were considered in the light of the estimated cost of £3m for the proposed site [6] This project has been under consideration by Lords True and Stirling for at least 18 months - if not longer [7] up to £30,000 [or even £40,000] of tax payers money has already been spend on this project. Is this the REAL face of local democracy??