QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Oct 3 2013, 12:00 AM)
Look on the bright side: there 'll be plenty of jobs for EU immigrants building the new houses in its place!
There is an interesting point here - the loss of the racecourse will result in another 3,000 houses or thereabouts (assuming similar building density to the current housing project). How many jobs would they provide - not in the building but long term jobs. Jobs in house maintenance, meter reading, refuse collection, road maintenance, welfare and social services, rent collection, shops, etc, etc.
In terms of local employment they might actually provide more work than the racecourse.