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CrisLancasterMasterPlannerWokinghamBoroughCouncilShuteEndWokinghamBerkshireRG401BNDearMrLancaster,WokinghamBoroughCouncilhasrecentlyreleasedplanstodevelopArborfieldGarrison,bringinganestimated3,500newhouses,anewsupermarket,abusstation,acommunitycentrewithsportsfacilities,arelocatedsecondaryschoolandinexcessof7,000carstothearea.Whilstmostoftheabovesoundsexcellenttoabuddingsmalltown;Arborfield,ArborfieldGarrison,Finchampsteadandothersurroundingareasareknownfortheirrurallocations,witharangeofwildlife,quietroadsandmanywoodswherehundredsofanimalsincludingbadgers,hedgehogs,deer,redkites,miceandfoxesallcallhome.Withthisnewdevelopment,wheremostofthenewbuildingwillbeonexistingfields,hedgerowsandwoodland,whatisthefuturefortheanimalsintheArborfieldGarrisonarea?Isitfairtodestroythehomesofhundredsofanimalsthathavelivedforyearsintheareajusttomeettargets?Furthermore,duringthebuildingphaseoftheproject,therewillbecountlessheavyvehiclesandarticulatedlorriestravellingdownroads,whatwillthecostbetosuchanimalsthataren’tusedtosuchheavytraffictravellingdownroadsthatsimplycan’thandleit?Howmanyanimalswillsufferfromsuchadevelopmenteitherdirectlyfromthedestructionoftheirhabitatortheincreaseintraffic,orfromthelossoffoodchains,causingthemtomoveelsewhereforfood?Thissimplyisn’tfaironhelplessanimalsthathavenosayinthedestructionofsomethingthathasbeentheirsforyears.But,whatisthecauseforthesufferingoftheseanimals?Greedydevelopersandcouncillorsistheanswer;wheretheyhavetriedtobenefittheirwalletattheexpenseofsomanyothersorevenhelplessanimals.Notjustanimalswillsufferthough.AnyonecouldtakeaquicklookthroughArborfieldandquicklyseehowmanytreesthereinArborfield.Withthenewdevelopment,therewillbeamassivecosttotheenvironmentthroughdeveloperscuttingdowntreestomakewayforthedevelopment.AlbertSchweitzer,aGermanTheologianfromthe19

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Century,said:“Amanisethicalonlywhenlife,assuch,issacredtohim,thatofplantsandanimalsasthatofhisfellowmen,andwhenhedevoteshimselfhelpfullytoalllifethatisinneedofhelp.”Inschool,Iwasalwaystoldtorespectlife,thatlifewaspricelessandthatcaringforotherswasparamount.Howdoesthedevelopmentreflectonthecouncil?Tome,itshowsthattheyareheartlesskillers,withnorespectforthelifearoundthem,onlytryingtobenefittheirownpocket,wherethelifeofhundredsofhelplessanimalsisaminordrawback-newhomesandmoneyaretheonlythingsthatmatter,right?ReferringtoSchweitzer’squote,itcouldbeveryeasilyarguedthatthedevelopmentofArborfieldGarrisonand,indeed,thecouncilitselfisunethical.Doesthecouncilknowthefullpricetolocalwildlifeoftheproposeddevelopment?Isthecouncilignoringsuchabasiclessoneveryonelearnsatsuchanearlyage?WhilstthereisglobalconcernovertheCO2emissionsthatwe’reundeniablyspewingintoouratmosphere,expertsareurgingustodoeverythingwecantoreduceourcarbonfootprint.Withthenewdevelopment,thecouncilispracticallyputtingourmassiveeffortstowaste.Atage13,we’retaughtaboutphotosynthesis,wheretreesconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.Thisisausefulprocess,especiallynowasitiskeepingourcarbondioxidelevelslowerratherthanjustdestroyingouratmosphere.BycuttingdownthemanytreessurroundingArborfieldGarrison,thecouncilriskscausingfurtherdamagetotheenvironment,throughhigherCO2levels,whichwillonlyaidglobalwarming.This,again,promotesthequestion:Isthecouncilignoringsuchbasicslessonseveryonelearnsatanearlyage?Isthecounciltotallycontradictingitself,whenitencouragespeople,likeme,DarrenRutterArborfieldReadingBerkshireTuesday26

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