Controversial proposals to sell land at Ripley Gateway for development were finally resolved last night as a majority of Amber Valley Borough councillors voted in favour of them.
Votes were recorded, which means that each councillor's individual vote will be published in the minutes of the meeting. I can confirm that I voted against the sale.
Councillors were not given final details of the sale until 9-45pm and were only permitted a 40 minutes adjournment to study the details.
Of course, even those restricted details were denied to the many members of the public who had again attended the meeting to object, because the Tory-led administration once again decided to hold the discussion in camera.
I had again voted against barring members of the public from the debate.
The development will include a new supermarket for Morrisons, which will still face the further hurdle of attaining planning permission before any building can start.
Further details will be announced in a press release by the Council later today.
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