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2005 |
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Feb |
Total silence so Friends request
progress report on earlier promises. |
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Apr |
DoT says Minister not yet ready. How
long does it take? |
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May |
Peter Karran, MHK. raises matter at
May Tynwald and suggests a Select
Committee investigate. |
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Jul |
Tynwald appoint a Select Committee
with Peter Karran as Chairman to
report by October 2005. |
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Oct |
Having submitted our written
evidence in July we are summoned to
give further Oral evidence on
October 25th . (Obviously running
late.) |
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2006 |
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Feb |
Select Committee still taking
evidence. The Director of Planning
states that Planners would look
sympathetically on proposals to
repair the Pier using modern
materials where possible. He also
confirms that his Department has
powers of enforcement as the Pier is
a Registered Structure. |
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Jun |
Select Committee's Report and
Recommendations debated. This
worthwhile attempt to resolve the
issue was wasted by the many and
varied amendments. Tynwald in effect
rejected a Report from their own
representatives. Such was the
strength of feeling that Chief
Minister Gelling returned to Tynwald
the following day to offer another
Council of Ministers Working Party
with the specific remit of "Doing
something". |
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Nov |
General Election. New Chief Minister
Hon. Tony Brown. (previous Transport
Minister during the long years of
the Pier's neglect.) John Shimmin
now moved to DoLGE (in charge of
Planning.) Transport has yet another
new Minister. Hon David Anderson.
(The fourth in six years.) |
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2007 |
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Feb |
The promised CoMin Working Party
finally gets under way. "The
Friends" are represented by our
Treasurer, Jamie Stokoe as one of
the three Lay members.
They are tasked to produce a draft
report by 31st May 2007 prior to a
consultation exercise in
July-September prior to final report
and recommendations to CoMin at the
end of November 2007. This strict
timetable sees massive slippage. |
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Oct |
October sees a consulting
Questionnaire randomly circulated to
3200 households. |
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2008 |
Results of Questionnaire announced.
A massive 81% want the Pier
restored/repaired. Even after
consideration of a non starting red
herring Marina 73% still say 'yes'.
Consultants go on record as saying
"this result sends a clear signal to
the Manx Government that the people
want the Pier re-opened as quickly
as possible." Survey Findings
presented to us as Stakeholders
during which meeting the Working
Party form a clear idea that the
Marina is a non starter. |
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April |
Harbours directorate remove about
600 yard of Handrail in clear breach
of planning Law. They say "they did
not know" that they needed to apply
for planning consent. Absolutely
untrue! |
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December |
The Council of Minsters Working
Group publish their report which is
very favourable to the refurbishment
and re-opening of the Pier. Their
recommendations are:
1. That Queen's Pier is of national
heritage significance and should be
refurbished (by either) -
(Option a) by linking the
refurbishment to a new Marina in
Ramsey Bay, on condition that the
developer completes the
refurbishment of Queen's Pier prior
to the completion of the residential
and commercial development. (or)
(Option b) refurbishment of Queen's
Pier using modern materials funded
by Government. |
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2009 |
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January |
Tynwald unanimously approve Options
1(a) and b as recommended by the
Council of Ministers. |
