LETTER: Reader on council's decision on Gormley's Hexham plans

Sir Antony Gormley's proposals for the fire station in Hexham were to turn it into an arts centre <i>(Image: Chrissie Iliffe 2025)</i>
Sir Antony Gormley's proposals for the fire station in Hexham were to turn it into an arts centre (Image: Chrissie Iliffe 2025)
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The County council decision to reject Mr Gormley's proposal in favour of resitting the waste depot is patently ridiculous. 

The traffic flow for the existing depot was designed for the volume of traffic.

The current congestion in Hexham (not eased by the £35 million roundabout) would be made worse. 

To relocate to a site further into the town and directly opposite the Mart site is madness. 

The fire station site is little bigger than the existing site and would provide no advantage. 

The decision made by an "emergency meeting at 8:30am" smacks of underhand tactics. 

The "petition" site that the county have provided is difficult or impossible to access. 

T Moody

Ovington

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