Exmouth Estuary site.

After 9 long years of protest, numerous meetings, petitions and the withdrawal of the ASDA/ASM plans for a supermarket on the site, plans are again being drawn up by EDDC, to pass to an outside company, who will oversee the "selling" of the site, by issuing a development brief, and arranging that developers can again enter into a bidding contest, probably for a supermarket.
Here we go again! EDDC exerting its clout in a deturmined bid to sell off the crown jewels that still exsist in Exmouth despite the views of the residents. No change there then!.
Every one needs to raise cane with their councillors about this and demand to have a view of the development brief BEFORE it gets pushed out to the developers.

The outcome of a presentation made to an EDDC committee by ASDA/ASM, only a couple of weeks ago, has resulted in a statement that ASDA/ASM are no longer considered to have preferred developer status!!

Rolle again

So DCC decided to set their pathway clearly and profoundly when their puppets on the scrutiny cte agreed to support the ruling of the Councils Directors not to support the purchase of the Rolle Col site for Exmouth's future educational needs. this was as stated by the leader oif the Council not something that he could authorise funding when there is no educational case for the purchase. Despite the evidence provided by many groups including the Principal of Exmouth Community Col. to the contrary.
Is this a sign of what we will be seeing from an incoming tory government after the spring elections (provided that they do win of course)?

Rolle etc.

I have been quite since the elections not because I am naturally quiet but because I have had so much on my plate that keeping this blog up together has become a very low priority. The situation has changing however, although still very busy I am danmned sure that if I don't start to write again I will burst. The politcal jerrymandering over will we won't we buy the College site for Exmouth has got beyond a joke. Since the Tory party took over DCC they have made it clear that they will not agree to paying out any more than they have to. Good for them in some respects, but to renage on an agreement made in good faith by the previous administration smacks of bitterness and a feeling of opposition to anything that may be seen as advantagious coming from that other party who earned a good report from the audit commision year on year.
The old tory way is now turning into the new way but the differences are hard to se with the naked eye. Still blinkered, bound by the party whip that transcends boundaries betwen councils all of whome now profess to be setting out to cut the costs of everything, no borrowing to make ends meet, or to fund essential causes. however there is one place where this is not so apparent. exmouth town Council has decided to see about borrowing money to fund a rival deal to te DCC offer to plymouth uni for the Rolle site.
Good on em! but hey wait a minute. the cost of doing tyhis is horrendus, £500K borrowed would have to be paid back for a start. The interest would be about £25k pa and if the loam were repaid in 10 yeras this would mean another £50k added to the bill. a bill that Exmouth residents will have to pay!! Now the £75k pa fails to incite too much interest untill you remember that this relatesd to an incrtease of about £5.50 on the local council precept or 20% if you look at it that way lasting for 10 years. Council taxes have never been known to go down always going up.

Yes I do want to see Rolle saved for Exmouth and used as atertciary college or six form centre but I think that DCC should use some of the Aurport funds for this. Exmouth has had nothing from either EDDC or DCC we deserve our share NOW!!