COMMENTS BY COUNCILLOR GLYN JONES REGARDING VICTORIA PIER

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have just seen and am rather angered by the comments of
Councillor Glyn Jones, who has been quoted as saying in the North
Wales Pioneer regarding Colwyn Bay Civic Society Plans- Town
councillor Glyn Jones supported the group's ideas. He said: “I
think the piazza is a good idea. It is good that the Civic Society
has taken time to prepare ideas. They will be put forward to the
council. I would like to see the pier demolished, but I think it
will be a debate that will go on for a long time. This comment can
also be seen online at
http://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/....

Firstly, Local Councillors are intended to represent the local
people so could it be please explained either by yourselves or
Councillor Jones why-

1) It would be a good idea to demolish a local landmark?
2) It would be a good idea to demolish a Listed Building?
3) How demolishing it would Improve the area?
4) Councillors are allowed to sugguest Demolishing Private
Individuals Property?
5) Who would Pay for this Demolition, which in the Past had been
quoted at a cost of around £2m, and why that money would not be
better spent on trying to improve the Pier?
5) Is this actual confirmation that the council are now stating
that they wish to do away with Victoria Pier?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

May I please remind you that you have only 5 working days to
respond to my FOI request.

Many Thanks

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

May I remind you that you have one working day to reply to my FOI
request before you are deemed to be breaking the law. Since the
question and evidence I provided was fowarded to the Councillor in
question by email the day after my request (You sent me a copy of
the email) I would sugguest that he has had ample time to answer
already.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Bay of Colwyn Town Council,

Many thanks for your reply which I have recieved, I am not
completley happy with so I have issued a seperate FOI request.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

Many thanks for your reply to my request I have recieved which
read-

was

The comments made by the Councillor were of a personal nature and
made to the Press, not at a Council Meeting. Therefore I suggest
that you contact the Councillor directly – the contact details are
on the Conwy C.B.C. website.

I am not happy with this response which is why I am requesting an
Internal Review, I would like these points/questions covered by the
review please.

Firstly- Your original email stated that my enquiry had indeed been
fowarded to Glyn Jones, so why have I not recieved a personal
response from Mr Jones himself?

If it is not possible to discuss the future of the Pier because of
Ownership Problems in the Baylife/Regeneration meetings etc that
you have mentioned previously in mine and other peoples FOI request
respones do you not think it is highly unproffesional for Local
Councillors to discuss the subject with the local press?

If it is not possible to discuss the pier in the above public
meetings etc, then why is it possible for councillors to discuss
the matter in public?

Has the councillor been questioned about his comments internally?

And finally my original question which was not answered was does
the council share the same view on the future of Victoria Pier as
the man in question, Mr Glyn Jones??

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Colwyn Bay Town
Council / Cyngor Tref Bae Colwyn's handling of my FOI request
'COMMENTS BY COUNCILLOR GLYN JONES REGARDING VICTORIA PIER'.

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

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please confirm receipt of my internal review request.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please confirm receipt of my internal review, failure to do so in
48 hours will result in a complaint to the ICO

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please confirm receipt of my Internal review request by
17the September 2009. Otherwise I shall file a complaint at the
ICOs offices.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hall

Dear Bay of Colwyn Town Council,

Could you please update the status of this please, failure to do so
in the next week shall result in a complaint to the ICO

Yours sincerely,

Mr Hall