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Dear Leader
A letter for consideration
Deputy Opposition Leader Cllr Bernie Attrridge is very right in his pronouncement that Flintshire should not be the dumping ground for North Wales, that the site should be more centrally placed. If we look at the option of Flintshire from a business and economic point of view, Deeside which is where the proposed installation may be sited is on the very edge of North Wales.
Any expert in the applied mathematics of Location Theory would tell you it's madness to site the installation on the edge of North Wales. The most efficient location using the A55 as the main arterial route is on the Conway Borough and Denbighshire border which is the mid way point in North Wales from a population perspective. If the back of a knapkin is used in conjunction with a spreadsheet the siting of the Waste Treatment Plant on the Conway / Denbighshire border instead of Deeside shows transport savings in the region of 50%. Over the life time of the unit this would amount to £10's of millions of pounds in savings. This is a huge saving which also improves carbon foot prints and vastly reduces emissions. The North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Project should immediately dismiss Flintshire as a possible site due to the huge extra costs of transporting waste all the way to Deeside.
regards Colin Hughes
Chester Rd Race track (only 800 speeders a day at present)
Penyffordd District
spreadsheet which shows calculations available
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