Public Exhibition No. 1
July 2019
As part of the ongoing Options Appraisal Process and prior to the determination of a Preferred Scheme, the Project Team arranged a large-scale Public Exhibition in July 2019. This was held over two days at The Brunton Theatre.
This exhibition was designed to focus on the sources of flood risk to Musselburgh and the ways in which this risk could be reduced. Materials from the event can be downloaded using the links below.
More than 200 local residents attended the event, which featured presentations from the Project Team, East Lothian Council, SEPA and others. It provided the opportunity for members of the public to vote on the Options available for flood protection in Musselburgh. All attendees were provided with feedback forms, which they used to mark up their preferred combination of Options and to give their general opinion on the Flood Scheme.
The exhibition allowed the Project Team to capture feedback on public preferences to feed into the Preferred Scheme, which was approved by the Project Board and East Lothian Council’s Cabinet in January 2020.
The Project Team were delighted to see that having heard how the Project would be delivered and why it was necessary 94% of those providing feedback supported the Flood Scheme.