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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear all,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,176,80)">September 9 Update</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">It was standing room only at last

week’s </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US">Does Cambridge Deserve

Better</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">event addressed by

Mayor Palmer and city and village reps. The organisers of the event want to

thank you for your support and help in making the event such a success and for

the generous donations which meant that all costs were covered. There were 228

attendees. </span><span style="font-size:11pt">The same

concerns drew people from all over Cambridge and the villages. FeCRA filmed the

event for you. </span><br><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Introduction and Mayor’s address</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_bcq3E6p7I" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=O_bcq3E6p7I</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Cambridge Connect re Light Rail</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7NQkRaw6i4" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=G7NQkRaw6i4</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Panel presentations </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6t2fUxw8Kw" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=U6t2fUxw8Kw</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Questions and Answers</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFU67Y67bdk" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=jFU67Y67bdk</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFU67Y67bdk" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue"><br></span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">In our last

mailing we said the event </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US">"Does

Cambridge Deserve Better</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148)">"</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> was timely because in addition to

concerns about transport plans many of you are sharing

with us details of the ugly piecemeal developer led growth impacting so many

neighbourhoods. We attached the leaflet concerning the

proposed demolition of 18 Panton Street, a Cambridge Conservation area.

North Newtown RA have asked us to </span><span style="font-size:11pt">thank those  who have written to object and to say that the

case officer is willing to receive comments until 15 September.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt">The Hills Road Area Residents Association and Queen

Edith’s Way Residents Association have produced a leaflet under the same theme

of <b>‘<span style="color:rgb(0,176,80)">Cambridge Deserves Better’</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80)"> </span>with reference to the demolition planned for “<b>Raylands”,

291 Hills Road</b> (attached) .The leaflet  includes a comment from David

Jones, author of the prize winning, Hideous Cambridge, A City Mutilated .

As he points out this decision will set a precedent about the

speed and nature of change in the city. </span><br><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Friday 15 September </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">is the

end of the consultation period for<b> “Raylands”, 291 Hills Road</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt"> but the Council say they will

consider all comments received by <b>Friday 13 October. </b>The reference to

quote is <b>17/1372/FUL</b>. <span style="color:black">Please write and object</span>

<span style="color:black">and circulate </span>the leaflet <span style="color:black">to all </span>your networks.<span style="color:black">The organisers of the leaflet have set up an email

address for concerned citizens to </span>keep in touch about this and other

Cambridge development.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br><b> </b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt">Email: <b><a href="mailto:CambridgeDeservesBetter@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">CambridgeDeservesBetter@gmail.<wbr>com</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b><a href="mailto:CambridgeDeservesBetter@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue"><br></span></a></b> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Cambridge Past Present and Future</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> have responded to

these two key applications with guns blazing. Check out their responses on the

planning portal and on their website and twitter. A very big thank you to the team. </span><span style="font-size:11pt">They have also asked us to share with you the letter they have

sent to Greater Cambridge Partnership. It calls on the GCP to set up a

working group to commission consultants to undertake a feasibility study of how

a pollution charge could be combined with fiscal demand management to deliver

the three wins – cleaner air, reduced congestion, and a sustainable income

stream,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Please let us know what you

think. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><br><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">We will be in touch again to ask for

your views on the transport plans for the <b>A1307</b>. The 3 options impact Gogs views

and the city’s green belt setting and the attractive Babraham Road approaches.

There are similar issues regarding development and Omissions sites as for the

A428 Cambourne to Cambridge busway options. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><br><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">A reminder that the next Greater

Cambridge Partnership Assembly Meeting is Sept 13 ( note deadline for

public questions has passed) <a href="http://scambs.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1073&MId=6851&Ver=4" target="_blank">http://scambs.moderngov.co.uk/<wbr>ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1073&<wbr>MId=6851&Ver=4</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><a href="http://scambs.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1073&MId=6851&Ver=4" target="_blank"><br></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt">We have written to the GCP to

point out that their Minutes of 13th July 2017 do not include the public

questions and responses . We have asked them to forward a copy of the

questions and responses and also update the Assembly Agenda pack on line.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Greenways

Project</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><span>  </span>Manager Simon Manville Project Manager  has agreed to attend the North Area Committee meeting at

18:30 in Chesterton Community College on 14 September to explain the background and status of the project.

If you recall there were concerns about the status of the consultant’s report. This is still on the website. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Best wishes,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Wendy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left">Wendy Blythe,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left">Chair, FeCRa<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

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