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  Within minutes of my posting I received a text from a standing Town councillor totally dissassociating themselves from the decision, I also met two previous Town ccouncillors whilst in the town who were appalled by the decision and suggested that DTC should be disbaanded but not before those seemingly few councillors who made the decision were bought to account for bringing shame upon the Town.
  
  Lets not forget the other two failed nominees both worthy of the honour. If it were not for ex cllr Young there would be no DTC or any other Town council for that matter, for it was she who fought long and hard to re establish Town councils after they were abolished in the early 70's and replaced with charter trustees i.e. councillors who were elected as District councillors were I believe automatically Charter Trustees to promote and preserve the civic and cer.
  emonial aspects for the Town.
  Dick Leggit has for many many years ensured that the Rememberance Parade and other parades are conducted with all due ceremony as well as promoting the navy as befits a port.
  
  May I suggest we return to the days of the Charter Trustees and in the process save the taxpayers what I believe is in excess of half a million pounds a year. When I was a Town councillor Keith Sansum would on many occassions ask me to justify the expenditure of the Town council, I couldn't then and I can't now except perhaps prior to the arrival of the Independants on the Council it was a good way to promote the Labour party in the eyes of the electorate(all18 councillors were Labour and until then were all elected unaopposed).

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