Save Orleans Riverside from Development

This is the wrong place for the Gloriana. I strongly object to the waste of our taxes in this high handed way.

Whoever voted True in should hang their heads in shame.

I have lived near this part of Richmond for the last 47 years, and
brought up my daughter here. I regularly took her, and now take
my granddaughters, to the lovely Playground in the area where the
proposed development would take place. At present this area is a
tranquil beautiful place, for recreation and relaxation. It would be
criminal to deprive the local people, and visitors of this precious place,
by allowing a development that must surely be simply a Tourist
Attraction, to make money, thereby ruining the area. It is an area free to visit, but of course we do maintain it with our taxes and rates. It is our money that Richmond Council would be using to create this development,
and local people who use the Park, and visitors too,should have been
properly consulted before they tried to go ahead with it. The Gloriana can be moored somewhere else on the River. The Council should apply
to Private Sponsors for funds, to people who have money and a piece of
riverbank ( there are a few of those around ) and they can have the barge there if they want.

Resident for nearly 50 years...

This is pure vandalism!  Living in the area for so long I am no longer surprised by the many foolish decisions the council makes.  One can only hope that a future generation with more common sences will come along and reverse them.

However, once this riverside is lost it will never be restored.  What a tragedy!  It must be stopped!

Also, counting the traffic going down Orleans Road during August when many people are away - does the council really think we are stupid?!  It can be a nightmare at other times.  Voters must remember all this at the next election.  Of course we were not told of these plans before the last election!