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dannyboy
post Apr 21 2014, 08:32 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Apr 21 2014, 12:06 AM) *
Just in case they (evidently) didn't do their job right.

There's no doubt I my mind that this is a West Berkshire Council F-up; NTC are just the Paties.

good for you. Just like the CCTV & every other SNAFU.........
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Andy Capp
post Apr 21 2014, 09:07 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Apr 21 2014, 09:32 AM) *
good for you. Just like the CCTV & every other SNAFU.........

Well, if they are the authority then it stands to reason does it not?
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post Apr 21 2014, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Apr 21 2014, 09:32 AM) *
good for you. Just like the CCTV & every other SNAFU.........


Well as you well know the saying goes " a leopard never changes it's spots".
At least it gives you the excuse for a bit of spin.........they are certainly consistent! rolleyes.gif


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post Apr 21 2014, 10:32 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Apr 21 2014, 12:06 AM) *
Just in case they (evidently) didn't do their job right.

There's no doubt I my mind that this is a West Berkshire Council F-up; NTC are just the Patsies.


And the NTC Precept payers are the ones having to put there hands in their pockets again!
Compared to these two local authorities the Sheriff of Nottingham appeared to be a benevolent benefactor! rolleyes.gif


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Simon Kirby
post May 11 2014, 07:48 PM
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NTC are going to decide how to progress the cracks snafu on Wednesday evening in a secret sessions of the full council. Always disappointing when the council prevent public scrutiny of matters such as this, and I doubt very much if it would have dragged on as long as it has if they'd been open and transparent as government is required to be. We do after all pick up the bill for this. It's particularly unimpressive that they have still not disclosed the hydrogeological reports.

According to the council their case is robust so we can expect the council to begin court action without further delay. I'm guessing this is what they'll do, not so much because I think their case is robust, because I don't, but because the alternative of admitting that they've wasted the best part of £100k on a dispute that they should never have pursued will be just too painful. Starting legal action is the obvious answer for a council that's dug itself into a hole, because they can easily drag their heels for a couple more years and that will put off the inevitable crisis. They'll be able to hide behind their court action for years and years without saying anything at all about what's going on, and if it does all come to an end one day there's a good chance no one will notice.

It's just about within the realms of possibility that the council will decide to drop the matter and spin it as some kind of success, but the cracks snafu has been such a rich source of busy work for the council that I just can't see them letting it go. Of course a good strategy will just be to say nothing and carry on, and if we don't have definitive news that they have issued a county court claim then we can assume this is what they've decided to do. Whichever, I hope the NWN take the opportunity to cover the story with some in-depth analysis and comment, and I particularly hope that they look into the council's failure to disclose the reports and the soundness of the council's decisions there.


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post May 12 2014, 12:35 AM
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I think you're absolutely bang on.
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