... and following on from the interview on BBC Radio Devon with the Leader of the District Council
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: "East Devon District Council has ditched its plan to move to Skypark near to Exeter airport from its current headquarters in Knowle in Sidmouth."
... which is here (recorded)
... or here (as of 8:10am)
... there has been a fair amount of comment at on-line forums:
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He did himself no favours........
I want to know how much the Knowle is valued at and why this information is sensitive, if you go to an auction you want the highest price as an asset.
Also, with the Government stating more Public Sector cuts, it may be worth staying in the new part of the Knowle as two sites may be too large in the long term.
He stated that the price has dropped......surely if the value of your property drops...you hold onto it until the price rises....if not you are selling at a bargain and the only person who makes a lot of money is a developer who purchasers low and puts it to his land bank.
After listening to his interview...I want the Knowle to stay until the land prices rises at least!
I want to know how much the Knowle is valued at and why this information is sensitive, if you go to an auction you want the highest price as an asset.
Also, with the Government stating more Public Sector cuts, it may be worth staying in the new part of the Knowle as two sites may be too large in the long term.
He stated that the price has dropped......surely if the value of your property drops...you hold onto it until the price rises....if not you are selling at a bargain and the only person who makes a lot of money is a developer who purchasers low and puts it to his land bank.
After listening to his interview...I want the Knowle to stay until the land prices rises at least!
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Thanks to the EDA blog:
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Who makes these decisions?
Free and open for all of to have an opportunity to buy not just a few... The money spent on this is beyond belief....if it was a private firm who had made the wrong decisions and wasted the money...they would be out of the business.
We just keep voting for them! With further cutbacks in public services you may find that the two sites may be over capacity...crazy...
Then sell off the old part of the Knowle and the bits of the grounds where they already proposed to build some new housing. The proceeds from that sale would help towards the refurbishment of the existing newer offices.
Keep the business centre in Honiton open and keep the rents coming from there and wait until a good market time to sell it off for development.
Sell the Manstone depot to a housing association for affordable homes.