It was good The Argus gave coverage to the demonstrations against the proposed Newhaven incinerator and Hollingdean waste-transfer site (November 25).
Local residents are particularly concerned about the Hollingdean site and the strength of the "Dump the Dump" movement shows the depth of public opposition to it.
Quite apart from the madness of locating a waste-transfer site in the middle of a residential area, heavy lorries and potential pollution directly threaten the health, welfare and educational progress of the 800 young children at Downs Infant and Junior schools - the biggest primary school in Sussex.
About 8,000 letters were sent during the consultation process - the great majority opposing the Hollingdean proposal.
This is, as Labour Councillor Jean Lepper has said, "a monster application". It is a monstrous concept, it is monstrous environmentally, it will have monstrous implications for the children of the area and it is monstrous that Brighton and Hove councillors voted in favour of it, despite the strong opposition of so many residents.
We are always being told there is not enough interest and involvement in local politics.
On this issue, there are at least 8,000 actively-engaged citizens who want to exercise their democratic rights to continue the fight against the Hollingdean monster.
The Argus would be doing a public service as a community newspaper if, as it did with those Lewes councillors opposed to the Falmer Stadium, it published the names of the 37 councillors who voted for the Hollingdean proposal and whether any of them live near the site or if any of their children attend Downs Primary.
Doing so would allow opponents to continue to present arguments and evidence against the waste transfer site in its proposed location to these councillors, so that the democratic process can be made a reality on this contentious issue.
-Gerald Grace, Brighton
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