The proprietor of a subject on the centre of plans for an A82 aid street in Dumbarton says she has misplaced belief in West Dunbartonshire Council.
Susan Dick says she fears being pressured off her land leaving her, her aged horses and her future enterprise plans “excessive and dry”.
Talking out after receiving a letter from the native authority confirming that they'd solely provide money for her subject and never another website, Susan mentioned: “We felt we have been working in direction of getting them offering us with a subject swap as they've a doubtlessly appropriate subject.
“We have been working in direction of that or I assumed we have been however final week they despatched me a letter saying there can be no subject, solely money. It got here completely out of the blue
“I’ve received completely no belief within the council in any way.
“My concern is that they're stringing us alongside and that they may take away the sphere forcibly from my possession – leaving me, my horses and my future enterprise excessive and dry.
“We thought we have been working in direction of a standard purpose with the council, however that is now the third time that they’ve mentioned they've searched extensively for land however can’t discover something.
“They've performed little or no.
“I equipped them with contact names and numbers for all of the out there websites inside the space.
“I recognized council owned land to them that I felt was appropriate; land that was by no means commented on.
“We’re consistently attempting to purchase land as a result of we knew this might occur. However no person will promote us a bit no matter how a lot we provide.
“Our solely probability is that the council helps us, which they need to be doing.”
Ms Dick has been embroiled in a long-fought battle with West Dunbartonshire Council which needs to divert the aid street by way of the horse subject that has been house to her beloved animals.
Susan launched a marketing campaign to avoid wasting her subject greater than 4 years in the past after the council advised her they would wish the land as a part of the £34million Glasgow Metropolis Area Deal growth.
She makes use of her fields to function a remedy centre for chronically in poor health ponies, and worries concerning the impression the upheaval of a transfer might have.
Susan continued: “The ponies might genuinely lose their lives if we lose the sphere – which we might do at a minute’s discover.
“Our oldest, Buddy, is 31 which is 105 in horse years.
“I would like a house for my ponies and someplace to rebury my lifeless ones and the brand new Exxon growth is just taking on a tiny little bit of the entire website.
“The majority of Exxon is to be inexperienced open house so you'd suppose that the council, in the event that they have been severe about serving to us, might discover a small nook of this unused land for my ponies to stay out their days on.
“It’s a good factor to do to swap it over then we’d all be glad, however now they need to bulldoze my subject and the graves of ponies and simply give me money which is ineffective as there aren't any fields for me to purchase within the space.
“I've had no explanations as to why they don't seem to be sticking to the plan we thought we have been working in direction of.
“No native landowners will promote irrespective of how a lot cash I can provide so I’ll be left with nothing and my ponies might have nowhere to stay and will lose their lives in consequence.”
And Susan added that the state of affairs is taking its toll on her private life.
She added: “We battle on, my accomplice suffers from psychological well being points. The horses present assist with that.
“The cash concerned isn’t sufficient to permit us to purchase a home with land some place else. However it additionally entails relocating. Which is basically troublesome for somebody affected by psychological well being points and after I’m the one breadwinner.
“I’ve at all times lived within the space and I don’t need to be pressured to maneuver away.”
A spokeswoman for West Dunbartonshire Council mentioned that the one appropriate subject recognized was not owned by West Dunbartonshire Council.
They added that work was persevering with to discover a answer, saying: “Our brokers proceed to liaise with Ms Dick to agree on phrases for the acquisition of her land.”