Members of the Liberal Democrat group on Brentwood Borough Council have slammed the Conservative administration for snubbing the residents who signed the save Keys Hall petition. The 620 strong petition collected by the Lib Dems was on the agenda at June's Policy Committee but when it came to discussing the item the Conservatives said they simply "noted" it.
Cllr David Kendall, leader of the Lib Dem Group on Brentwood Borough Council, has called for Brentwood's 2012 Olympic legacy to be the building of an athletics track and possible stadium at the Brentwood Centre.
At the Planning meeting on Wednesday 23rd May 2007, the Conservatives voted through the final phase of the 350 flats on the old gas works site in Wharf Road, now known as "The Base", despite strong protests from the Liberal Democrat group.
In May 2007, at the Annual Council meeting, Cllr Reg Straw presented a petition that called for the provision of a 20mph zone in the Brentwood North Community Zone.
New Lib Dem Group Leader, Cllr David Kendall, has called on Brentwood Borough Council to undertake a full public consultation exercise on any plans that are put forward for a Cinema development in William Hunter Way.
At the Annual Council meeting on 16th May, newly elected Liberal Democrat Councillor Karen Chilvers presented the petition to save Keys Hall, the community facility that was voted "surplus to leisure and recreational requirements" recently.