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The discussions with senior council members and officers at County Hall have been productive and they recognise the strength of feeling locally, says Cllr Price
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Cllr Price said, "The community, young and old and irrespective of party politics, is uniting against this awful proposal. We are seeing local democracy in action"
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Despite there being close to 3,000 signatures on a petition to stop housing on Seaclose Park, the leader of the council said that the feedback he's had was that "Newport Harbour Masterplan has been well-received"
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The Masterplan was due to be voted upon at the August Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting but has now been pushed back
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Cllr Matt Price sets out why he is opposed to houses being built on part of Seaclose Park and why he'll be trying to seek support from other councillors
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Cllrs Craven and Price are calling on their fellow community councillors to oppose proposals in the draft Newport Harbour Masterplan to build housing on Seaclose Park
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Cllr Matthew Price has spoken passionately against proposed housing plans for Seaclose Park, but his Conservative colleagues voted to defeat his call for a review of the proposals
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Cllr Price says it's unfair to consider allocating part of Seaclose Park as any part of support for the harbour and it should be looked at in a much wider view of how it will affect Newport
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Isle of Wight council leader, Dave Stewart, told one resident she was not obliged to stay and listen to the answers at last night's public meeting
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Here's a list of the councillors who voted to go ahead with works at St Mary's roundabout at last night's meeting, during a debate to pause the works until Coppins Bridge is dealt with.
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The 18 votes in favour were all the members of the ruling Conservative group present, except for Cllr Tyndall who abstained and Cllr Matthew Price (Newport North), who last week led a call for works to be halted.
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Two requests for a public briefing have been refused by the Isle of Wight council and this week Parish councillors voted overwhelmingly for impending St Mary's Junction improvements to be be halted.
