At the public planning meeting to discuss the Kendal flood plans, I sat in the public gallery, thinking I would leave it to the experts. What I heard was shocking.
• We are asking the Environmental Agency and South Lakeland District Council to Pause! Review! Rethink! the three phases of the Kendal Flood Management Scheme proposal.
• Stop the spread of misinformation and work with local residents and businesses to inform and educate on what the proposed scheme will really mean.
• Protect the wildlife and ecology of the River Kent and its surrounding area.
• Initiate an urgent independent review on the Environment Agency’s treatment of locals and the proposals environmental, economical and cultural impacts.