| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Horse Play in Isleworth? | |
| Posted by: | Phil Andrews | |
| Date/Time: | 10/02/15 20:52:00 |
| 27 parks saving £1.6m over four years equates to nearly £15k per park per year. We are told that the Pit Park costs a grand total of £2k per year to maintain, and given the state of it even that figure is highly questionable. If senior officers think it is in Feltham one wonders just how much supervision there has been of those whose job it apparently is to maintain it. This plot of land is not suitable for housing as the water table is too high, and as such it would have little saleable value. I don't know how much the owner of the horses is being charged for the use of the Pit Park but I would guess that in the greater scheme of things it would not be a great deal - certainly not enough to make any significant contribution towards the upkeep of Redlees Park. Which brings us once again to why this land has been taken away from local residents without any reference to them, and why it would appear to be such an insurmountable proposition to restore the situation to its status quo pending the proper consultation that should have happened in the first place. We have had tales from councillors about what has happened, who was responsible for it happening and what is going to happen now, which are all flatly contradicted by information emanating from Mr. Walsh. Unable to get their stories to tally, it would appear from the correspondence published by Vanessa that councillors have given up even trying to get their accounts to match, and have instead abrogated their responsibilities entirely to the chief officer and have effectively made themselves incommunicado on the subject to their own constituents. The Leader of the Council presides over this fiasco, and by his silence associates himself with it. This is, demonstrably, the state of play as I write. |