Details HERE.
Surely it should be up to the current TAFF to decide its own method of investigation – yes – investigation – and whether to invite any members of a new business forum to any of its meetings? Who took this extraordinary decision on behalf of this TAFF one wonders? How far was the Chief Executive involved? Note that the press release does not mention the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
What is the point of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee manipulated by EDDC Officers?
And, once again, EDDC officers are attempting to postpone any discussion of how employment land came to be inflated until the Local Plan is (again) safely with the Inspector in the hope that the problem will somehow go away then. No chance EDDC.
Does anyone detect a strong smell around the Knowle? Remember Clive Aslet noticed it some time ago, in his Telegraph article, Sidmouth Mans the Barricades? Check it at http://www.saveoursidmouth.com (Oct 23 2012), search Save Our Sidmouth reaches the Daily Telegraph
Sidmouth Independent News 
This procrastination is transparently aimed at keeping the former doings of the EDBF etc out of the public chamber.
And giving them time to regroup to mount a rearguard action.
I wonder who the Hon Secretary will be this time around – Nigel Harrison or another EDDC officer. And how much we will subsidise them for this time.