ELIZABETH Earle says that Derwenthorpe was "already cut-and-dried long before the residents and their local representatives were consulted" (Letters, October 8).
Both this and her statement that "the way in which the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Housing Trust ignore and overcome any opposition to their policies and plans" are incorrect.
Residents have voiced their concerns since June 2000 and building has been held up ever since.
Another housing association may have not waited so long, or may have carried on without consideration or thought regarding the development.
It may also have built row upon row of bland houses. If houses are built, then the better choice would be Joseph Rowntree.
As the population grows, the need for new housing also grows. Unfortunate as it may seem, the best that can be done is simply to minimise the impact on the local green areas.
J Taylor,
Tennent Road, York.
Updated: 09:07 Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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