Obelisks

Summary

The request sought all documents regarding the proposed erection of Obelisks at Port Jack Headland and other sites by the Department for Enterprise. The authority disclosed four specific attachments including departmental papers, email exchanges, an engineering report, and a letter from Onchan Commissioners, while noting that phone transcriptions were unavailable.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2019-08-27 and responded to on 2019-09-23.
• Four documents were released: a departmental paper, email exchanges, an engineering report, and a letter from Onchan Commissioners.
• The Department for Enterprise does not hold phone transcriptions as they do not operate recorded telephone lines.
• The proposed Obelisks are located at Port Jack Headland above Port Jack beach in Onchan.
• The case reference number is 937845.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-08-27
• 2019-09-23
• 937845
• 01624 682381
• IM1 1EX

Original Request

Please provide all meeting notes, minutes, papers, assessments, impact assessments, cost verses benefit analysis, lists of key dates, documents (in whatever form), requisition notes and phone transcriptions as well as any other documents that are information pertaining to the proposed erecting of an Obelisk at Port Jack Headland, above Port Jack beach in Onchan, and for the other Obelisks under proposal by the DfE. Please provide a breakdown of the decision process for this scheme, what other monuments and/or signage were considered and any relevant information attached thereto.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor, St Georges Court Upper Church Street, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624 682381) Website: www.gov.im/ded Email: anthony.walker@gov.im

Our ref: 937845 23 September 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 26 August 2019 and which states:

"Please provide all meeting notes, minutes, papers, assessments, impact assessments, cost verses benefit analysis, lists of key dates, documents (in whatever form), requisition notes and phone transcriptions as well as any other documents that are information pertaining to the proposed erecting of an Obelisk at Port Jack Headland, above Port Jack beach in Onchan, and for the other Obelisks under proposal by the DfE. Please provide a breakdown of the decision process for this scheme, what other monuments and/or signage were considered and any relevant information attached thereto."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 1. Attachment 1: “DfE Dep Paper_Obelisks”; Department paper outlining the proposed Obelisks. 2. Attachment 2: “DfE Communications_Obelisks”; all email exchanges both internal and external to the Department with regards to the proposed Obelisks. 3. Attachment 3: “DfE_DOI Report_Obelisks”; Department of Infrastructure Engineers report. 4. Attachment 4: “DfE Commissioners Letter_Obelisks”; physical letter received from Onchan Commissioners. With regards to “phone transcriptions”, please note that the Department does not operate any recoded telephone lines and as such does not hold this information.

Please quote the reference number 937845 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely