> the amounts being proposed to spend on relocation:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: "Initial findings found the cost of relocation to be prohibitive"
> concerns about the accuracy of energy costs:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: "How efficiently is this building being used?"
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project ... the Committee on Climate Change predicts an increase in energy bills over the next 15 years of 30-45% ... the District Council predicts an increase of 400%
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: Predicting energy price increases over the next 20 years
> disquiet about the relocation project:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: "People in Sidmouth simply do not trust the EDDC and their spurious calculations."
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project............ online forums react to BBC Radio Devon interview with District Council Leader
> and uncertainties around local government reform:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: and the longer-term demise of district councils... a summary of the issues so far...
... it has been suggested that relocation be 'put on hold':
EDDC relocation omnishambles: Last chance for common sense to prevail | East Devon Alliance
EDDC Conservatives urged to suspend office relocation project, over public concern
Sunday, 14 December 2014 3 Comments by Claire
I (along with Cllrs Roger Giles, Ben Ingham and Susie Bond) have proposed the following amendment to the EDDC cabinet recommendations, which propose to drive the office relocation project inexorably and possibly irretrievably, further forward.
The recommendations will be debated on Wednesday evening, at the full council meeting.
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2. that the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Office Accommodation
Executive Group, be authorised to take forward further actions in pursuit of the above
recommendations and Project Plan,
3. that further reports be produced for Cabinet and Council on project progress and to
seek formal approval for any disposal of Knowle.
CHANGE TO:
Due to the:
- rapidly escalating costs at a time of financial austerity
- requirement to take out a loan of several million pounds to finance the project
- widespread public concern about the plans
- concern over the accuracy of the predictions concerning energy prices
- high likelihood of local government reorganisation which would probably mean that a new HQ will be redundant
that the Deputy Chief Executive, be authorised to put the office relocation project on hold until the outcomes of local government reform are known.
Due to the:
- rapidly escalating costs at a time of financial austerity
- requirement to take out a loan of several million pounds to finance the project
- widespread public concern about the plans
- concern over the accuracy of the predictions concerning energy prices
- high likelihood of local government reorganisation which would probably mean that a new HQ will be redundant
that the Deputy Chief Executive, be authorised to put the office relocation project on hold until the outcomes of local government reform are known.
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The debate will take place at the full council meeting at the Knowle, Sidmouth, on Wednesday 17 December, starting at 6.30pm. Public participation is at the start of the meeting.
If questions are unrelated to the council agenda, two days notice must now be given to Diana Vernon - dvernon@eastdevon.gov.uk
Photograph: The Knowle and its gardens, which EDDC plans to sell to developers and build new offices - now at Exmouth and Honiton.
EDDC Conservatives urged to suspend office relocation project, over public concern - Claire Wright
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