SMP2 presentation last night.

My call for plain speak(see my earlier blog) was to a certain extent answered by a leaflet on show last night which graphically indicated the areas where the consultants have called for a change in policy from 'Hold The Line' to 'Managed Realignment' for the first two epochs (50years). This is indicated as Mudeford Town and reaches as far as Stanpit.After 50years the policy will revert to 'Hold The Line', quite where the line will be is any one's guess.So in terms of dealing with the risk of flooding in this area and as far as this policy is concerned we can whistle in the wind for innovation or funding if the situation worsens. Meanwhile Poole Harbour, including Sandbanks which was a sandy beach fifty years ago and not much else, will enjoy all the benefits of new civil engineering flood prevention ideas and of course will be funded to prevent harm to the asset and the 'community'. Hang on, if this consultant is making a value decision on 'communities' does this mean Mudeford as a 'community' has less value than Poole? Any reasonable person would question their right to make such a judgement about the value of 'communities'. As a Representative for part of the area I find that as unacceptable as the whole socio-economic driver of this report which clearly comes from central government and has been followed to the letter by the consultants, hardly surprising with government being the paymaster.Hengisbury Head is a bit confusing as well on the one hand they state that it will be protected, then it will be subject to managed realignment and then they say a breach is fairly certain. But more so, and this is stated in the plan, that' a breach or tidal channel at HH would not be disastrous for Christchurch! They have to be joking!Still no hard reference to the land fill problem or the sewerage system that runs along the estuary. Sorry guys I just do not buy this as protecting Mudeford Town for the next fifty years, it is a cop out.