This just in, as they say. At least it's a chance to make a free form input to the discussions. Only thing is, will IWA credit the contributors in any final document they put out?
Their treatment of SOW re organisation of the protest meetings suggests not... Begin forwarded message: > Dear member, > > As you may know, British Waterways has recently announced its > intention to impose a 9% increase in licence fees plus cost of > inflation increases on top of these, which will be applied for the > next three years. Revenue solutions like this are likely to be the > thin edge of the wedge for boaters who IWA believe will come under > increasing pressure to pay towards the upkeep of a system for which > 97% of users are non boaters and don’t contribute directly to funding > . > IWA is unhappy with the approaches adopted by both British Waterways > and the Government because neither appears to have has got its act > together regarding funding of the waterways. To overcome the impasse > between British Waterways and Government, IWA intends to take the > initiative and seek to present to the navigation authorities and > Government alternative solutions to bridge the funding gap. > To achieve this IWA wants to do something that neither other party has > done of late, that is to canvass your views on how the waterways > should be funded. > > IWA is therefore inviting you or any other interested parties to let > us know of any innovative or creative ideas or approaches that you may > consider useful in contributing to the discussion on how to adequately > and sustainably fund the waterways, and help us drive the debate > forward with some positive problem solving. > > You can write to me with your views at IWA, 3 Norfolk Court, Norfolk > Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1LT, marking correspondence ‘Funding’, > or e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] by 31 December 2007. > > For more information on this initiative please go to > http://www.waterways.org.uk/News/Pressreleases/Anotherway > > Thank you > > Jo Gilbertson > Campaign Coordinator –– All the best Bruce "Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
