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| September 21, 2011, 6:47pm |
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I reckon WBC made a huge mistake in the first place when they sold their car parks to SLI for £1 + £300k pa (though originally the figure was higher).
What they should have done was give them a 99 year lease at £300k a year ground rent - with rent reviews at appropriate intervals to keep up with inflation.
WBC, it seems, were so eager to get Parkway, they were vulnerable to the usual brinkmanship. |
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| Threepwood |
| September 21, 2011, 9:00pm |
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Let's face it, W.B.C have been a** - raped by S.L.I. and are now too shy to admit it.
There'll be a fine collection of rubber seating rings given out in this years Secret Santa though.
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| richard.garvie |
| September 22, 2011, 9:53pm |
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Maybe it's a net figure. They'll have to have more green meanies on patrol, so that needs to be recouped.
What I don't understand is why, if WBC has lost £400k in two years on car parks, but is due to collect £300k a year from Parkway....why are we even talking about Sunday parking charges to raise £15k. It's clearly not necessary.
There are two other options they haven't considered
1. Reduce car parking to 50p an hour.....full car parks, people staying longer etc. It's been a real success in parts of Dorset.
2. Borrow the £150k to cover the shortfall, and pay back from the SLI money.
Council are already £50m in debt, maybe more now. |
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| PaulaM |
| September 22, 2011, 10:19pm |
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It is only £1 - if you can't afford it surely you wouldn't be shopping anyway  |
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| Greenham Common |
| September 22, 2011, 10:43pm |
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It is only £1 - if you can't afford it surely you wouldn't be shopping anyway
I don't think it is a matter of being able to afford it or not. |
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| Muddler |
| September 23, 2011, 4:11pm |
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I don't think it is a matter of being able to afford it or not.
Exactly. More Spanish practices... |
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| user23.3 |
| September 23, 2011, 4:27pm |
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It is only £1 - if you can't afford it surely you wouldn't be shopping anyway
Indeed, some people seem to be making a fuss over nothing. No change there then. |
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| Greenham Common |
| September 23, 2011, 4:42pm |
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Indeed, some people seem to be making a fuss over nothing. No change there then.
You think if someone cannot afford a £1 (which was the original premise), then they are guilty of making a fuss? |
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| Nobby |
| September 23, 2011, 8:15pm |
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You think if someone cannot afford a £1 (which was the original premise), then they are guilty of making a fuss?
No User thinks they should not shop in Newbury!! |
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| user23.3 |
| September 23, 2011, 8:20pm |
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You think if someone cannot afford a £1 (which was the original premise), then they are guilty of making a fuss?
I was just commenting on this
It is only £1 - if you can't afford it surely you wouldn't be shopping anyway
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| PaulaM |
| September 24, 2011, 11:15pm |
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Quite frankly the whole thing "p's" me off ! There was a similar fuss, a while back, about charging £1 to park at the Nature Discovery Centre. Some woman started a campaign and she actually won. For goodness sake where else can you take the kids out for a quid ? The money was suppose to pay for the car parks, which are a complete mess (it is called muddy lane afterall). Now we will all be fronting the bill very shortly I believe, because some "tight-wad" thinks its her god given right to park on a nature reserve for nowt. |
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| Greenham Common |
| September 25, 2011, 12:29pm |
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Some woman started a campaign and she actually won. For goodness sake where else can you take the kids out for a quid ?
If we had it your way, there would be no where to go without having to pay at the point of use. |
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