FIGHTING FUND RAISES £2,200 IN 5 WEEKS

NEWS RELEASE COMMUNITY UNITES TO SUPPORT GREENBELT PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN In just five weeks the local community have united behind the Milton of Campsie Greenbelt Preservation campaign and donated over £2200 to fund the fight against the proposed development of the Redmoss Farm site. A fundraising plea was issued initially to pay for an independent ecological survey of the site to provide expert evidence supporting the case against the proposed development included in the East Dunbartonshire Council Local Development Plan 3. Almost 120 individuals from more than 50 streets throughout village have donated to the fund demonstrating the scale of opposition in the community to the proposed plan to build homes on this popular and ecologically significant local greenbelt area. The ecological survey has now been completed as reported in last week’s Kirkintilloch Herald and raises serious questions of the evidence included in the Local Development Plan. The remaining funds will now be put towards commissioning a Traffic Impact Assessment of the area surrounding the Redmoss Farm site. Alan Harris, Secretary of the MOC Greenbelt Preservation campaign commented: “The generous support of the local community in the past few weeks demonstrates the breadth of opposition to the proposed development on this popular and significant local amenity. We started the campaign in April with a handful of campaigners and now have over 200 people signed up to help preserve our greenbelt. “We have invested £800 in the ecology survey and are now tendering to instruct a Traffic Impact Assessment for Redmoss Road and the surrounding area. Initial quotes show this will cost in the region of £4000 and we call on residents to continue to get behind the campaign and donate what they can. “We continue to explore opportunities to build an evidence-based case to oppose the development and preserve this precious local greenbelt space.” The Milton of Campsie Greenbelt Preservation campaign is representing widespread local opposition to the proposed development of the Redmoss Farm site as outlined in the EDC Local Development Plan 3. Ends 17 September 2015 Issued by Alan Harris, Secretary, Milton of Campsie Greenbelt Preservation Email – secretary@mocgreenbelt.org