Thursday 24 February 2011

CPBC Cabinet Rejects Skanska Waterside Farm Proposals

Waterside FarmTHE CASTLE POINT BOROUGH COUNCIL’S CABINET has unanimously rejected the Swedish firm Skanska’s proposals to build a new leisure complex at Canvey Island’s Waterside Farm. Instead, the Council’s original £1.5 million budget to renovate the existing facilities will be retrieved from ‘cold storage’ and a Special Policy Development Group (SPDG), to which all councillors will be able to have their say, will be set-up to consider the asset’s detailed survey and decide where the money should best be spent.

The Council had suspended its Waterside maintenance programme in May, last year, while Skanska’s proposals to build and run a new complex on the site, on behalf of CPBC, was evaluated.

Peter Burch explained that, upon investigation, Skanska’s proposals would cost the Council some £12 million in capital expenditure – along with annual running costs of between £150,000 and £500,000. Moreover, the Council would not be protected from the commercial risk associated with providing the new facilities.

There was no financial advantage for the Council to undertake the project – particularly in the present budgetary climate.

It was hoped that the SPDG would report as soon as possible. In the meantime, the Council will continue to maintain the Waterside Farm complex, which will operate as usual.

… (Echo, 18/03/2011) – Will Council splash the cash at Waterside pool?

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