I am not surprised at your results; 100% approval, with the question you asked 'Do you support the idea of a straw burning power station to fuel 65,000 homes near Brigg?'

For those not directly affected it sounds great, but a number of points come to mind:

· How do you know the power will go to Brigg homes, after it enters the National Grid!?

· What about the large lorries passing the properties on the route – one every 5.2 mins

· The route, which is not ideally suited to these large lorries (the reason the bypass between M180 and A15 was built) and a route where kids cycle to school because the council has stopped the 'free' school transport.

· The impact of the straw dropped by the lorries

· How many of the 30 'Technical' jobs on site will go to Brigg people; does anyone hear have the technical knowhow for this job? – probably not. The majority will be brought in and when asked the company failed to answer!?
It will be the sweeping up jobs and probably less than 10 that go locally! The other jobs in bailing and driving have no need to be local people!

· What happens when they start burning other stuff, which the proposed plant would have the capability to do (ECO2's own information)? Stuff like poultry excrement, which produces a vile smell as has been seen at other such plants
I really do not believe that you have reported this story in an independent and balanced way and it appears that your paper is all 'for' this.

Lots of local residence are angry about the underhand way this has moved forward and the fact that most local residents received no information, until I asked the local councillors to write to people, after the event at the Angel had taken place!

I have contacted all councillors and those who have replied say they knew absolutely nothing about this proposal until April 14, which I find hard to believe. Somebody in the council somewhere would have known, it goes to planning in May, and they must have been asked how it might be received?!

I have requested information from North Lincs' Chief Ex, under the Freedom of Information Act, which apparently is so large it has to be posted instead of emailed.

So far Eco2 have failed to respond to a lot of resedents' questions, except to tell one directly that they may be prepared to pay for triple glazing and a six foot garden wall - for a plant they say will have a minimum noise impact!
But what about the 136 lorries a day. Research shows that the plant as planned, is not at peak operating effcientcy to ofset the other impacts, so I envisage once in place the traffic and delivery requirement will quickly increase and when straw is in short supply, they will possibly burn chicken manure.
Tony Longland,
Scawby Road, Brigg.