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| Author: | Lex [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New HQ for Warwick District Council |
Sounds like a good plan; 2 buildings that basically need rearing town will be replaced by housing, car parking and what sounds like much needed new council offices: http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/local-news/new-district-council-hq-and-650-space-car-park-could-be-built-in-leamington-town-centre-1-7330743 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:05 pm ] |
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Well, Coventry's figures don't stack up for their new headquarters, I hope these do. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Tue May 16, 2017 5:38 pm ] |
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I doubt the £300,000 the council claims it will save will translate into reduced council tax bills: http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/new-50-million-council-hq-plan-for-leamington-town-centre-is-unveiled-1-7961827 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Tue May 16, 2017 7:58 pm ] |
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Quote: ...the new Council headquarters should cost the council nothing It's high time those suggesting these figures should be held accountable. And when the savings don't materialise (because they won't!) they should be held for malfeasance in public office and face doing time for misleading (lying to) the general public. Get a political party to put that in their manifesto and you have the UK political system sewn up for years to come. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Wed May 17, 2017 5:08 pm ] |
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If this goes the way public sector projects tend to, the sale of the old offices will be significantly less than expected, the cost of the new building will be significantly over budget, and any savings will just disappear in the general inefficient governmental machine (maybe with a bit left over for a couple of vanity projects, or something actually useful just before an election). |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed May 17, 2017 5:53 pm ] |
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Which proves that those doing the jobs aren't doing a very good job at all. Of all the projects I have run, I've never run over budget and I've only over run on time a couple of times, and those times were down to ever moving goal-posts. This lack of performance in the public sector is not on, and we ought not allow it. People must be held accountable to their promises. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:11 pm ] |
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Office sharing's been rejected: http://www.stratford-herald.com/73490-council-relocation-plan-pause-rejected.html |
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| Author: | Lex [ Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:38 pm ] |
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The plans have been submitted. I'm not convinced the numbers work out, but no doubt the scheme will be waved through anyway: http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/new-council-hq-and-housing-development-plans-for-leamington-submitted-1-8161014 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:33 am ] |
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The leader of the council ought be held personally responsible for this. If (when) it doesn't pan out as the electorate are led to believe, his assets ought be up for grabs. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:55 pm ] |
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It's all going ahead: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/council-hq-move-and-major-riverside-house-development-in-leamington-given-green-light-1-8323428 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:38 pm ] |
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I stand by my previous comment. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:58 pm ] |
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There'll be a lot of parking disruption for a couple of years while the building work takes place: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/tennis-courts-could-make-way-for-car-park-as-part-of-council-hq-plan-in-leamington-1-8354539 |
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| Author: | Lex [ Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:24 pm ] |
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More controversy around the scheme: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/anger-over-number-of-trees-to-be-felled-as-part-of-council-s-leamington-hq-move-project-1-8362683 |
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| Author: | cathidaw [ Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:25 pm ] |
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rebbonk wrote: plus £300,000 a year saving: what's not to like? It's high time those suggesting these figures should be held accountable. And when the savings don't materialise (because they won't!) they should be held for malfeasance in public office and face doing time for misleading (lying to) the general public. Get a political party to put that in their manifesto and you have the UK political system sewn up for years to come. I ts time all councils were accountable for every penny. Businesses have to do it , so why not them. From money gleaned from developments, the extortionate cost for getting plans passed. handouts for permission for building student homes money-its not done for nothing, and rents from these. in fact everything which goes both in and out. Car parking, parking fines and hundreds of other costs too numerous to mention.Oh , and all grants received. We'd find there is enough money to do everything without all these 'cuts' dreamed up every other week. This would include grants, so that the public could keep tabs onhow it is spent. How many grants has the council received for roads and pavements and lighting over the past ten years or so? What has it been used for? We need to know exactly where the money comes from and where it goes. Perhaps every two years would be kinder knowing how slow they are. And--everyone should be able to receive a copy.People work hard to keep their homes going and pay for the services. I d like to see how my money is spent. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sun Feb 04, 2018 1:07 pm ] |
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A bit of a U-turn on the parking plans: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/breaking-news-tennis-courts-in-leamington-will-not-be-turned-into-car-park-as-part-of-council-hq-plan-1-8361118 |
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| Author: | Lex [ Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:18 pm ] |
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A bit of a spanner in the works for WDC:https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/breaking-news-warwick-district-council-hq-move-plan-placed-on-hold-until-government-review-takes-place-1-8442656 |
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