A clear vision is needed before going ahead with harbour

WITH reference to the stimulating editorial comment piece in Friday 14 May [Broaden vision for harbours redevelopment], I have to agree entirely with such sentiments. We have a lot to thank the Guernsey Ports team for, including the STSB, Deputy Roffey, the harbour master and especially the unique drive and experience of Stuart Falla MBE. He is right on the money. We have to repeat the vision of a century ago and the Victorian age before that and build big for the future. It all fits together – connectivity, economic development, employment, leisure and so on. But we run the real risk of going down a huge capital engineering path without an overarching sense of purposeful action or clear vision. It is absurd to plan a third of a billion expenditure without looking at water needs, buying off angry lobbying residents and fully considering ferry operations and environmental issues. Do we want more or less parking? Are we trying to encourage or discourage bus use? What is our tourism future?