Latest reply to Scottish Ministers

I am in receipt of the documentation dated 25th January, received today on 29th January. I note that Elma Murray`s reply was dated 17th January, in which she stated that my `letter presents no new information nor expands on the terms of the original letter of complaint`.

I take it, however, that she had not had sight of my e-mail sent to Scottish Ministers dated 17th January.  I consider that she has to answer the contradiction between her repeated statements that North Ayrshire Council posted every business a plan plus ballot paper ( which we know to be untrue), and that of Mr Hunter in his letter of 10th December to Kenneth Gibson in which he stated that Largs Matters `circulated a 20 page business plan which accompanied the ballot`.

Also, almost 3 months since the ballot, Ms Murray has ignored our requests for clarification of the exact number of eligible businesses. Is it 280 or 313 ? , even going so far as to refuse our Freedom of Information request, which would provide that answer, and, more importantly, the exact number of businesses deprived of a vote. 

I realise that at this stage you would not include them in the appeal, as you have already rejected those who missed the 28 day deadline on 30th November. But, the fact is that the traders in Largs know so many deprived of a vote, and feel it is patently unjust that those who knew nothing of BID till after that date were deprived not only of a vote but of the right of appeal.

These points should be taken into consideration in any just decision on our appeal.