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  But that's only in recent years Howard, this situation goes back 30 or 40 years and for that reason I wouldn't want to start blaming current DDC councillors or officers, but I agree somewhat with David's point.
  
  The only things we have got in the town since the early 70s are the things we didn't want - the York St dual carriageway destroying much of the town's history and character, Burlingtown tower, the A2 cutting off the town from the seafront etc and I don't think DTIZ will solve any of this - it's a grand plan dreamt up by outsiders who know little about the town and follows other grand plans like the now defunct White Cliffs Experience and the white elephant car park that came with it.
  
  I would much prefer to have seen an organic development of the DTIZ and Snargate Street area from people and companies who know the town and what would work in it. As it is we've had the heart ripped out of it over the years to the great god of getting traffic to and from the port as quickly as possible, instead of a sensible development of Jubilee Way which would have left the town a much better attraction for cross channel travellers to call in to. And just as, if not more importantly, a much better place to live in.

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