The Economics of the Madhouse
Can Corby Borough Council really be serious?
Despite their protestations
claiming shortage of money, which culminated
in the most
savage cuts in community services this town has
ever experienced, what do we now hear?
A leaked report in a recent edition of the local 'newspaper', the Evening
Telegraph, stated that the Council will spend around £250,000 refurbishing
the ex-Territorial Army building in Elizabeth Street.
This building will then house the Volunteer Bureau for TWO YEARS before
it is redeveloped.
ARE THEY MAD?
OR IS THIS THE REWARD THE
VOLUNTEER BUREAU
GET FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE 'NO' CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTED
MAYOR IN THE RECENT REFERENDUM?
A CAMPAIGN HEADED BY THE LEADER OF CORBY BOROUGH COUNCIL,
ROBERT HEARNE, AND SUPPORTED, BEHIND THE SCENES, BY THE COUNCIL
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Below are extracts from a letter sent to the Evening Telegraph on this
subject.
(forwarded to
FreeCorby - used with permission)
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Dear Editor
Re: The report in the Evening Telegraph of the 28/12/2002,
relative to comments by the Chief Executive of Catalyst Corby, Bob
Lane, concerning the refurbishment of the empty former Territorial Hall in
Elisabeth Street, for the temporary home of the Corby Volunteer Bureau,
(1) Who is going to pay for the refurbishing ???
(2) What is the estimated cost of the refurbishment? Could it be
£20,000 or even £100,000?
(3) Can the cost be measured via Best Value Regimes ???
As to his statement , and I quote, 'in terms of our redevelopment of the
town centre, this will also free up another central shop'.
Mr Lane, the shop you refer to is situated right next door to the
Public Toilets in Queens Square.
Who do expect to rent it, Del Trotter & Co at a 50% discount.
Yours sincerely
Don Maguire
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The shop in question is indeed next to the public toilets,
in a dark and dismal area of Queens Square.
It is a little shop hardly suitable for anything other than, perhaps,
another card shop - to join the 5 we already have.
Seriously Mr Lane, do you think 'freeing up' this poky little shop unit
will really bring a major player into the town centre?
FreeCorby joins in asking - Who is paying for it?
We can tell you .........
It is Corby taxpayers yet again.
Either through the Council via the council tax
or Catalyst Corby via the £750,000 council
tax funded contribution given them by Corby
Borough Council (an amount which will climb to well over £1m
in the next few years).
All to reward the Volunteer Bureau for breaching their charitable
status in supporting a campaign
designed solely to maintain power for a few councillors.
They sacrificed the needs of the many
for the greed of the few.
Shame on you all
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