Christmas Ice Rink Environmental Impact Study

Colwyn Resident made this Freedom of Information request to Conwy County Borough Council

Waiting for an internal review by Conwy County Borough Council of their handling of this request.

From: Colwyn Resident

7 December 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide a copy of the Environmental Impact Study for the ice
rink situated in Colwyn Bay over the Christmas 2008 period.

I understand the ice rink is powered by large diesel
generating/refrigeration plant which will be running 24 hours a day
throughout the period of operation.

I would like to know how much CO2 and other greenhouse gases will
be produced. Also how much soot will be created from the diesel
burnt and finally the quantities of carcinogens and other
contaminants that will be created.

I would also like to know what measures CCBC have in place to
offset the "carbon footprint" created by the ice rink.

Yours faithfully,

Colwyn Resident

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From: Colwyn Resident

19 December 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Can we assume you will be waiting until AFTER the ice-rink has
finished before releasing this information?

The information should be readily at hand, given the study ought to
have been done in the past few weeks.

Perhaps it is highly embarrassing to the Council, hence the
reluctance to release it whilst the ice-rink is still erected?

Yours sincerely,

Colwyn Resident

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Colwyn Resident left an annotation ( 9 January 2009)

Well? Your time is up!

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From: Colwyn Resident

10 January 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

You have broken the law by not completing my FOI request within the
20 working days allowed.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews within CCBC:

I am writing to request an internal review of Conwy County
Council's decision to break the law by not carrying out my FOI
request 'Christmas Ice Rink Environmental Impact Study'

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ch...

Yours sincerely,

Colwyn Resident

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From: Info Regs Unit
Conwy County Borough Council

12 January 2009

Dear Colwyn Resident,

A check has been carried out by our IT Dept and they have advised that
there is no record of your email request being received by this Council
via the whatdotheyknow.com website.

In a email to you on the 22/10/2008 on the separate issue of Colwyn Bay
Pier you were advised of concerns re the reliability of the website with
regards to submitting requests, namely the website recorded you sending an
email on the 14/10, which was not actually received here until 4pm on the
16/10.

Checks however have been made regarding the Christmas Ice Rink and the
responsibility for its arrangements lie with the Colwyn Bay Town Council
and not Conwy County Borough Council. Your enquiry should therefore be
re-directed to them and their contact details are available via the
following link; [1]http://www.colwyncouncil.co.uk/ or you should contact;

Mr John Roberts, Clerc y Cyngor /Clerk to the Council neu/or Mrs Ros
Dudley, Ysgrifenyddes/Secretary,

Neuadd y Dref/Town Hall,

Ffordd Rhiw/Rhiw Road,

Bae Colwyn/Colwyn Bay,

LL29 7TE, UK.

Ffon/Telephone: 01492 532248

Ffacs/Fax: 01492 535763

E.bost/Email: [email address]

I have copied in the whatdotheyknow.com team as they may wish to
investigate where, if anywhere, the original email request went to.

Uned Reoliadau Gwybodaeth / Information Regulations Unit

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council

E-bost / E-mail: [Conwy Council request email]

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From: Colwyn Resident

12 January 2009

Dear Info Regs Unit,

HA HA HA

Same old excuse huh? So are you saying you did not receive either
of the emails of 7th December and 19th December?

How convenient for you.

I require a statement to that effect if it is the case.

Colwyn Resident

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Colwyn Resident left an annotation (12 January 2009)

This has now been requested of the Town Council here:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ch...

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From: Info Regs Unit
Conwy County Borough Council

13 January 2009

Dear Colwyn Resident

A further check will be carried out on the 19/12 email and you will be advised of the outcome.

Uned Reoliadau Gwybodaeth / Information Regulations Unit
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council
E-bost / E-mail: [Conwy Council request email]

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From: Info Regs Unit
Conwy County Borough Council

13 January 2009

Dear Colwyn Resident

Further checks have been carried out by our IT Dept which have confirmed that there is no trace of your emails of the 7/12 and/or the 19/12.

Uned Reoliadau Gwybodaeth / Information Regulations Unit
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council
E-bost / E-mail: [Conwy Council request email]

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Colwyn Resident left an annotation (13 January 2009)

Fancy that.

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From: Info Regs Unit
Conwy County Borough Council

12 January 2009

Dear Colwyn Resident,

A check has been carried out by our IT Dept and they have advised that
there is no record of your email request being received by this Council
via the whatdotheyknow.com website.

In a email to you on the 22/10/2008 on the separate issue of Colwyn Bay
Pier you were advised of concerns re the reliability of the website with
regards to submitting requests, namely the website recorded you sending an
email on the 14/10, which was not actually received here until 4pm on the
16/10.

Checks however have been made regarding the Christmas Ice Rink and the
responsibility for its arrangements lie with the Colwyn Bay Town Council
and not Conwy County Borough Council. Your enquiry should therefore be
re-directed to them and their contact details are available via the
following link; [1]http://www.colwyncouncil.co.uk/ or you should contact;

Mr John Roberts, Clerc y Cyngor /Clerk to the Council neu/or Mrs Ros
Dudley, Ysgrifenyddes/Secretary,

Neuadd y Dref/Town Hall,

Ffordd Rhiw/Rhiw Road,

Bae Colwyn/Colwyn Bay,

LL29 7TE, UK.

Ffon/Telephone: 01492 532248

Ffacs/Fax: 01492 535763

E.bost/Email: [email address]

I have copied in the whatdotheyknow.com team as they may wish to
investigate where, if anywhere, the original email request went to.

Uned Reoliadau Gwybodaeth / Information Regulations Unit

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council

E-bost / E-mail: [Conwy Council request email]

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Alex Skene left an annotation (16 January 2009)

A request has been made to the Council to "whitelist" emails received from WhatDoTheyKnow in their anti-spam software - see http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

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