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Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is running an informal consultation on the proposals until Monday (April 26). But Charles Strang, the co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party’s Borders branch, has expressed disappointment with the council’s approach. In a letter, Mr Strang writes: “On the face of it this is not a genuine consultation, but a hollow exercise seeking to justify an education authority taking the easy option of expanding onto a greenfield site just because they think they can.” Yet he adds: “The people who care about public open space, and trust in local government, should still be seeking to make their voices heard.”