Public not reassured in slightest

May 1 2009 by Alison Lowson, Editor

CAN I thank the many PA readers who wrote, phoned or emailed me their opinions on plans to site a waste to energy incinerator on Shore Road.

Particular thanks to Margaretha Linacre for suggesting I logon to www.ecomed.org.uk to appraise myself of the (quite frankly) scary health effects of incinerators.

I think Pete Wishart MP also makes an excellent point in his column (page 22) where he urges PKC to consider the impact such a plan would have on our tourism ambitions in general and Perth 800 in particular.

But it is former Provost Norman Renfrew (a man who knows more than most about planning issues) who bottom-lines it when he says “the public want answers and not diversions”.

Jim Irons is mistaken if he thinks that his long-overdue statement will reassure the public.

The only thing that will ease our minds is a statement from Councillor Ian Miller unequivocally dismissing this crazy idea. A full review of PKC’s planning processes wouldn’t go amiss either!