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  Roger, I have to disagree.
  
  Firstly I can never deny the hard work of some councillors (mentioned on Ian's thread). The councillors I know personally are amazing, hard working and committed to our cause. The likes of Roger and Nigel Coller are an asset to our town.
  
  My problem is, that despite this we DO accept substandard projects and developments. The Asda development that fell through was cheap and was tacky and we were told this was 'good'. It simply wasn't and nor are many of the 'development' atrocities that go ahead.
  
  I love Dover and hate people running it down but for some reason we are constantly in a state of confusion. For me this horse does not stand for our heritage, instead it is an icon demonstrating the ephemeral ideas for regeneration that plague our town.
  
  I'm sure the chap who designed it is really nice and has the best intentions, but his efforts I feel are misplaced. Roger's list above proves we already have our icons. Our topography and heritage IS our symbol and what we do with it/them would demonstrate our pride, not a statue. Get the western heights the publicity it deserves, promote our town but let's not get bogged down with one liners.

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