3. Who are Gypsies and Travellers?
Comment
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 56614
Received: 28/07/2013
Respondent: Dave Cooling
Suggest it could be misleading to produce a glossy brochure depicting Gypsy sites with images of touring caravans on a holiday caravan park - the truth of gypsy sites is generally very different.
Dear Sir,
Having read your published information about proposed gypsy and traveller sites, I must object to the proposed site GT02 (Fosse Way - Warwickshire Exhibition centre.
This site would appear to fail your own criteria in that it is on the site of a viable business that brings money into the area, and would be adversely affected. The site would be clearly visible from surrounding areas, as it lies in a valley, which is of significant historical interest, being a roman road, and which has very dangerous roads (you have numerous warning signs of the dangers of the road)
As such I feel you should cease considering this site, and concentrate on the sites more appropriate.
Sites GT17 and GT18 seem particularly appropriate to travellers
As a comment I do feel it is a tad misleading to produce a glossy brochure on the subject depicting Gypsy sites with images of touring caravans on a holiday caravan park - the truth of gypsy sites is generally very different.
Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 56954
Received: 24/07/2013
Respondent: D S Edwicker
What defines a Gyspy?
Are they required to register on a national database?
Are their earnings checked for taxation?
What checks made on existing property ownership?
Do they reimburse costs to carry out legal eviction and clearing up illegal sites?
World has moved on from romantic view of life syle. Should be encourage into mainstream society.
Against provision of special sites.
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