Over 500 people attended which was ... wow. Most of the meeting the floor was passed to Cera who gave an outline on the background to the zone changes. A half hour Q&A also took place with people asking questions on things like ROW, EQC, Council, Property value fears, insurance issues and delays. Ruth Dyson also spoke on the human issues people face, a letter from David Carter was read and Cancern spoke at the end.
While there was a lot of background frustration evident both at Cera for the lack of detailed information to be suppled and at peoples situation the vast majority I spoke with afterwards felt they did come away better informed. For such a huge crowd of people in a scary situation everyone was very polite and respectful.
A show of hands on how many "believe" they are rebuilds was very revealing. Cera data was 20% rebuild, 20% repair and 60% no major damage. Hands on the night was probably 150-200 maybe. Well above that.
There will be letters to all from Cera outlining public meetings they will be holding very soon which will include Dept Housing, Insurance, Council, EQC etc. Quoted with permission
This is the first time Brookhaven residents have had the opportunity to discuss their plight. There are no quick answers, no quick fixes but the process has begun.
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