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Representation by Andy Latham

Date submitted
13 September 2018
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

WE NEED EXTRA AIRPORT CAPACITY AS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. AT MANSTON, WE HAVE A PERFECT SITE WITHIN RELATIVELY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CAPITAL. THE AREA WOULD BENEFIT HUGELY FROM THE JOBS THAT WOULD BE CREATED AS WELL AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE DEVELOPMENT. FROM A HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW, KEEPING AN AIRFIELD LIKE MANSTON OPERATIONAL, WHEN WE ARE LOSING SO MANY OF OUR SIGNIFICANT, HISTORICAL AIRFIELDS, WOULD BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. THE COST TO GOVERNMENT WOULD BE SMALL COMPARED WITH THE HUGE BENEFITS AND INCREASED REVENUE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BRING. ALL IN ALL...HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA??