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Mar 25, 2023Liked by Ed Jennings

Hi Ed I sent you a comment a few weeks ago about S 106 funding, but had no reply from you. Please bear with me… It was about S106 funding particularly in relation to the Rainham Healthy Living Centre. So it is interesting to see the Health and Adult Social care meeting, ( where a councillor walked out) you have highlighted on here is the same one where my local CouncillorMartin Potter had initiated a debate about the HLC. It’s towards the beginning if you would like to review it. I was utterly appalled at the way in which this matter which is important to Rainham residents was received by the committee and how his whole presentation appeared to be disregarded, in my opinion. I have subsequently met with Councillor Potter and as he is standing down at the next elections he couldn’t tell me how this issue will continue to be discussed or resolved. The ICB who were supposed to be there to answer his concerns did not even have the courtesy to turn up, nor offer an explanation it seemed as to why they were not there. Is this anything which is of interest to you or am I just wasting my time trying to get the issues recognised and highlighted of the huge amounts of S106 monies?(and apparent secrecy and lack of transparency in how it is spent). We are talking millions of pounds here both locally and throughout the country. Please let me know one way or the other if you are able to help in any way. Thank you Maggie Francis. PS Sandy Fleming of Rainham News has suggested I should contact you about this on more than one occasion.

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Hi Maggie. Thanks for this. So sorry, your email didn’t make it to my inbox for some reason. I’ll take a proper look and drop you a message on Monday. Ed.

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