Residents of Musselburgh are calling for a halt to the proposed scheme which would see high concrete walls built along the River Esk and harbour seafront which they say will scar the town’s green spaces, damage the environment and involve the felling of mature trees along the riverside. More than 2300 people, including the town’s former lord provost and five former East Lothian councillors, have signed a petition calling for a pause in the plans.
Residents of Musselburgh are calling for a halt to the proposed scheme which would see high concrete walls built along the River Esk and harbour seafront which they say will scar the town’s green spaces, damage the environment and involve the felling of mature trees along the riverside.
“The use of hard engineering in the past is not an argument for using it in future, especially if it will have grave effects on the amenity of Musselburgh,” he said. “Technical questions about how natural flood management has been investigated by the project team remain unanswered. “We are not against some barriers through the town because it has flood risk and that will increase in the future because of the estimates of climate change,” said Professor Roger Crofts, the former first chief executive of Scottish Natural Heritage and a Musselburgh resident.“But what we have been arguing for is to let nature help to slow the water coming into the river channels.
“In addition, numerous invitations have been made to individuals and collectively to the Action Group to find out their concerns with no responses received. It is therefore wholly untrue to suggest otherwise.
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