Tuesday, November 08, 2005

South Sea Confusion


It gets worse. Now Bloor Homes, whose name should now be followed by audible boos, has submitted another plan. Suffolk Coastal District Council, who are safely tucked in the pockets of Bloor (boo), will acquiesce, and now they look likely to totally demolish the Herman de Stern.
Insurance money to rebuild? Of no consequence the councillors will say. This development is not about the people of Felixstowe, it goes far deeper than that.
There are personal feuds rising to the surface again, as councillors seek retribution for causes once thought lost. There is still great confusion as to the real motives behind the councillors' adamant adherence to any plan that Bloor Homes (boo hiss) put forward. Just why do they want this scheme?
It will do nothing for the area, destroy the sea views of a few residents, increase the traffic load and remove 500 parking spaces. There must be logical arguments somewhere, but they are not stated, and cannot be found by conjecture alone.
You give a stranger 17.5 acres of land. They give you a few wooden toys and a maintenance liability of about £100,000 a year. That's supposed to be a good deal.
Please tell me how.

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