[Gayle]

Well I went and had a look today and to be honest, I thought most of the plans, good though they were, weren't controversial in the least. They were mostly sensible solutions for the town and all seem to be achievable.

I guess the biggest discussion point will be the bus station. Once I understood the drawings I think it's an inspired choice of positioning. Whilst I was there some people were giving the consultants a hard time, these people were grumbling about the bus station and saying that it could never work there because of congestion. The main idea behind this plan is that the whole road system would be completely changed as well so would alleviate congestion.

If this is to work it has to be embraced and gone for, the only way to make real change is if it's completed wholeheartedly. If it's done in a half arsed way or if it starts to get diluted then it will probably fail. The vision needs to be followed through and not turned into a hotch potch of ideas.