TWICKENHAM SOCIETY GROUP MEETING, ST MARY'S CHURCH HALL, 27 MARCH 2003

Listed below are the questions, concerns, and wishes put to Tom McKevitt.
Those attending were asked to decide which, for them, were the four most important points and these scores are listed in the right hand column.
Comments in brackets were excluded during the voting procedure because they duplicated other points made, were answered immediately by Tom McKevitt or were made just to ensure understanding.


SHORT TERM SCHEME
  Issue
Ranking
1. Nothing relates to river activity.
22
2. A pontoon should be part of the short term scheme.
6
3. (All parking on the embankment should go)  
4. There should be a garden all over the site.
8
5. (£0.5 million is too much for the short term)
 
6. (Why demolish when we have got the approved Terrace Group Scheme?)
 
7. (Are the trees untouched in the short term scheme?)
 
8. Toilets are needed for the short term scheme.
16
9. Why can't traffic be moved to the back of the short term scheme?
10
10. Is the plan for the short term scheme a fait accompli?
4
11. Why is the Council rejecting the Terrace scheme which is costed/planned?
25
12. Is there anything for the 12-16 year olds in the short term scheme?
8
13. Does the short term scheme mean the rest of the site will be over developed?
10
14. We don't want a pontoon.
6
15. Short term scheme lacks a raised view of the river.
7
16. Why not use all the of the site for the short term scheme?
23
17. How long will the short term scheme be there?
2
18. Where could there be a café - is there sufficient room?
1
19. More open space needed to walk on - fewer plants.
6
20. Is the money spent on the short term scheme going to be a write-off?
0
21. Why not reverse the plan and move the play area from the west to east?
18
22. If point 21 is agreed, what happens to the Bath House (currently housing the local charity, HANDS) ?
4
     
TWICKENHAM CHALLENGE  
1. Is it a hodge podge scheme to satisfy everyone?
1
2. Will there be public consultation to choose final scheme and if so what form will the consultation take?
36
3. The public asset must be river related.
38
4. (The Environment Trust's proposal for a River Centre will mean active river use.)
 
5. (Disabled access for the public asset building is vital.)
 
6. Why does the Twickenham Challenge exclude the use of the Pool Building?
12
7. Why has Busen (a commercial organisation) been accepted as a contender for the Twickenham Challenge?
1
8. Is the lease guaranteed?
8
9. Is the list for the Twickenham Challenge closed?
10
10. Why is a public asset construction being proposed at all?
26
11. Can some of the five contenders get together?
12
12. The lease must exclude re-sale.
25
     
LONG TERM SCHEME  
1. (Need a guarantee that the number of parking places is retained.)
 
2. River related activities must be part of scheme.
35
3. What percentage of the long term scheme is open space and what percentage is for the public asset?
9
4. We should go straight to the long term scheme.
8
5. We should persuade Dawnay Day to redevelop the south side of King Street as part of the long term scheme.
12
6. When will the long term scheme start?
4
7. Cut out or reduce parking on the embankment to create a pedestrianised space and have a service road at the back of the site.
18
8. The Council must be transparent and consult over the financing.
13
9. There should be a break-through to King Street.
7
10. Don't remove parking without replacing it elsewhere.
15
11. Will the Council listen to public consultation and change if there are strong views?
6
12. Re-classify a fountain as a public asset (rather than a feature) and have one.
15
13. Can parking be guaranteed only for local/immediate residents?
6
14. The long term scheme should be open and community friendly.
18


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