Local Area Consultation – Goosegreen Area
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The first Local Area Consultation for the Goosegreen Area took place virtually via Microsoft Teams on the evening of September 30th 2021.
Out of 254 properties and organisations that were invited, 8 members of the public attended, which is a turnout of 3%. From the Project Team’s experience, public consultations for infrastructure projects generally attract a turnout in the region of 2–3%.
Presentations were delivered by the Project Manager Conor Price and Jim Baxter, Principal Delivery Manager. The presentations were shaped to provide an introduction to the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme, including an explanation of the flood risk to Musselburgh, an update on progress so far, the determination of a ‘Preferred Scheme’, and a timeline for delivery. These were followed by a Q&A session with residents, and a collaborative exercise discussing experiences of flooding, as well as issues and opportunities in the local area using an online whiteboard. Due to technical issues on the night, the online whiteboard was populated by members of the Project Team based on the discussions with residents. Materials from the consultation, including a summary document, can be found below.
What happens next?
The Project Team will take note of residents’ feedback and suggestions from the evening and feed this in to the Outline Design.
The Project Team will continue consulting with residents of the Goosegreen area as the Outline Design develops.
Map of the Consultation Areas
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