Freebird florist Petition

To Mike Rumbles MSP and Councillor Richard Stroud,

We, the undersigned, believe it is unreasonable to impose a 66% rent hike on the 'FREEBIRD' florist and pet shop in Alford. Given your responsibility to represent the interests of the community and the businesses intrinsic to their well-being, we request you make an arrangement that allows FREEBIRD to continue trading successfully.

There are 83 entries in the petition.
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Name	Comments
Bill Cameron	Signed on: Tue 19 Dec 2006 08:55:24 UTC How can the local council possibly justify a 66% rent rise. They should be encouraging small businesses like Freebird into the rural areas and if anything giving them a reduced rent becuase of the location. If not the rural areas will become a housing site only with no local community activities. Everyone will be travelling into the city for work and shopping and more rural shops and business units will become empty. They do a great job at Freebird lets support them so they can continue doing a good job.
W.Graeme-Coutts	Signed on: Sun 17 Dec 2006 14:03:50 UTC How on earth can Aberdeenshire County Council expect any business to survive a 60% hike in rent Are they hell bent on destroying the comunity by depriving it of yet another small business.  This should not be allowed to happen because to survive as a village, a village needs a variety of shopping outlets
Fiona Brown	Signed on: Sun 17 Dec 2006 16:14:04 UTC Why 'encourage' yet another shop to close in Alford when that is the last thing that we need. Yes you can say 'use it or lose it' but a good local authority should come up with a rate and rent structure that actively encourages the development of local business. A community spirit develops along with local shopping and local events and these must be developed also, otherwise vandalism and all the problems associated with a satalite community develop in their place. That can not be cost effective.
Per Arno	Signed on: Sat 16 Dec 2006 16:15:46 UTC Alford needs more shops and businesses to stop merely becoming a dormitory village with little community spirit and the social problems that brings.   People demonstrating enterprise locally need support particularly from bodies SUPPOSED to represent local populations.  Please do whatever it takes to ensure Freebird continues to provide a service to the local community.
tricia lunn	Signed on: Sat 16 Dec 2006 22:34:19 UTC Losing the Freebird Shop is another stab at the heart of the Alford community. Turning gradually into a commuter belt town.
George Mitchell	Signed on: Sat 16 Dec 2006 15:14:32 UTC This community needs Freebird to continue its excellent service .
Jennie Cunnington	Signed on: Sat 16 Dec 2006 15:08:09 UTC Please save freebird. This shop is vital to our local community and needs to remain open.
roslyn forbes	Signed on: Sat 16 Dec 2006 15:05:12 UTC save freebird. we need this shop to remain open for the sake of the community.
Marie-Catherine Fustin	Signed on: Sat 30 Dec 2006 17:03:16 UTC Such local shops are essential for a community and keep it living.
June Riddell	Signed on: Thu 14 Dec 2006 15:08:48 UTC Save Freebird  Have a heart, why deprive a community, surely there's no need for such a rent increase. How do you expect small businesses to survive?  June

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