Cabinet Signs Up To Fight Against Incinerator
Every member of Bexley Council's Cabinet has signed a local petition opposing the Government's decision to give the go-ahead to a massive waste-to-energy incinerator at Norman Road, Belvedere.
The Cabinet members signed the petition following their first public meeting on Wednesday night (21 June) and restated their determination to fight to protect the interests of local residents.
"We have instructed our Officers to study the Minister's decision very carefully to see if there is any further action we can take to halt the scheme," says
Council Leader, Cllr Ian Clement. "We will argue for as long as is needed that this is 'the wrong scheme, in the wrong place, at the wrong time'.
"I'm reminded of how Winston Churchill would have fought for our residents. We will fight all the way to the bitter end to protect our borough and our people."
The Cabinet is also calling on people who oppose the scheme to sign a petition launched by Cllr David Leaf, one of the ward councillors for the Belvedere ward.
The petition reads:
"We the undersigned object to the decision made by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks on 15 June 2006 to grant permission for the Waste Power Station to be built in Belvedere."
You can complete the petition online by following a link from the Council's
website. Free access to the website and other internet sites is available at all the borough's libraries.
You can also print off copies of the petition from the website to circulate to friends and neighbours.
A news release announcing the Government's decision was published on 15 June and is available on the Department of Trade's website. Information in support of the scheme is also published on the applicant's website at 
www.coryenvironmental.co.uk.
