Stephen Lloyd’s Lib-Dems complacent
over Bandstand
Opposition Conservative
Group Leader, Councillor David Elkin has accused Stephen Lloyd’s Lib-Dems of
complacency over the re-opening of The Bandstand. In a press release issued
today, the Cabinet Member responsible claims to be delighted that they were
able to re-open The Bandstand three weeks earlier than planned.
Councillor
Elkin said “this represents a new level of astonishing complacency given that
this historic venue is now being propped up with unsightly RSJ steel girders
until the end of the tourist season before major repairs have to be completed
that would not have been necessary had the Council been monitoring the
condition of tax payer’s assets and keeping them in good repair”.
Since the
Asset Management Scandal was highlighted late last year, a number of key
Council owned buildings have been highlighted as in a state of neglect, the
Wish Tower Restaurant is so bad the administration claim it needs to be
demolished, there is now fencing protecting visitors from unsafe railings at
The Redoubt Fortress and The Congress Theatre remains shrouded in faded
tarpaulins and scaffolding as we head into the third Tennis Tournament since
concrete started falling off the front of the Theatre.
Councillor
Elkin added “the recently formed Strategic Property Board has been charged with
sorting out this mess but with a huge backlog of property still waiting to be
inspected it seems likely that the situation will get worse for some time
before residents and visitors to Eastbourne can take the kind of comfort from
the Council’s performance that Stephen Lloyd’s Lib-Dems seem to have”.
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