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The type of young people who are into BMXing are not the same type of young people who take drugs or cause trouble.

Young people need more facilities not less!

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I agree. I can see some of the points of view of the residents on this one, but the track really isn't that close to their houses and I don't see how everyone can keep moaning about kids on the streets if no-one will accept any facilities for them to use anywhere near them. It's only earthworks - if after six months it's causing more problems than it solves, bulldoze it down and vote the councillors out.

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It's right next to Lower Earley Way - an extremely busy, fast road. Who's bright idea was that? How long will it be before there's another fatal accident along that stretch of road? Upsetting residents, ignoring safety issues - oh dear.... very badly thought out.

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I am all for the proposed BMX track in Lower Earley. Kids these days need to have another source of entertainment to keep them off the streets. If the Lower Earley track produced an Olympic medalist in the years to come, then all you people against this proposal will no doubt suddenly change your original opinion!

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Is anyone else concerned that our local council have the power to circulate a bias leaflet that claims the local youth workers and police are pro this site when the truth is that they are not and have said so. People are being asked for views but are being presented with blatant misleading information. Will our local council next claim be that there are infact no cars on the lower earley way and therefore the site is safe for children.

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It's not just kids that use these places, im 22, and Reading is in dire need of a decent BMX track, the existing one on long barn lane are a joke and the one on waterloo medows appears to have been long ago abondoned as well.

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I attended the Amenities and Leisure committee meeting last night 15th October, I’d like to start by saying that I think the council provides solid work for the community, with projects such as the Earley Environmental Group (EEG), which was awarded the prestigious Dorothy Morley Conservation Award worth £500. I believe this illustrates as a whole that the committee is committed to the community, and I applauded the work and the support they have earned of over 400 members. It also however illustrates the need for community support in order to facilitate successful projects. However on the BMX project I believe that have committee has substantially fallen short of providing that same level of commitment to the community.\r\nThe committee has demonstrated that there interests are not in the best interests of the community as a whole but for themselves and boosting their egos as decision makers, The committee seems to have lost its values when it comes to providing safety and security for our children, and the arguments for and against has moved towards good children versus bad children, BMX users are good versus bad.\r\nHow can projects undertaken by the council be successful without full support of the community at large, not a 60% majority by a carefully worded document to ensure success, this type of project needs support between 90-100% majority in order to be successful.\r\nI believe that the committee has ensured failure and have lost sight of the community, and this needs to be corrected for our children’s safe future.\r\nI implore you before you comment on the NIMBY buzz word that seems to be floating around, that you visit the now agreed location, and fully understand the access to this area via the 60 Mph road B3270, the remoteness of this site and if your child was attending this location and straddled into this road, how comfortable would you feel about this?\r\n

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I attended the Amenities and Leisure committee meeting last night 15th October, I’d like to start by saying that I think the council provides solid work for the community, with projects such as the Earley Environmental Group (EEG), which was awarded the prestigious Dorothy Morley Conservation Award worth £500. I believe this illustrates as a whole that the committee is committed to the community, and I applauded the work and the support they have earned of over 400 members. It also however illustrates the need for community support in order to facilitate successful projects. However on the BMX project I believe that have committee has substantially fallen short of providing that same level of commitment to the community.\r\nThe committee has demonstrated that there interests are not in the best interests of the community as a whole but for themselves and boosting their egos as decision makers, The committee seems to have lost its values when it comes to providing safety and security for our children, and the arguments for and against has moved towards good children versus bad children, BMX users are good versus bad.\r\nHow can projects undertaken by the council be successful without full support of the community at large, not a 60% majority by a carefully worded document to ensure success, this type of project needs support between 90-100% majority in order to be successful.\r\nI believe that the committee has ensured failure and have lost sight of the community, and this needs to be corrected for our children’s safe future.\r\nI implore you before you comment on the NIMBY buzz word that seems to be floating around, that you visit the now agreed location, and fully understand the access to this area via the 60 Mph road B3270, the remoteness of this site and if your child was attending this location and straddled into this road, how comfortable would you feel about this?\r\n

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