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21st July 2005
Press release
Point
of no return
Parts of the Pump House in Faringdon’s Market Place have now been opened
at great expense to the people of the town. Even this close to the end
of the project, the cost continues to escalate. At July’s Council
meeting it was decided to seek a special recommendation from the finance
committee to authorise increased expenditure on the latest stage of the
project. The Town Council has now received authorisation to increase its
loan for the project to £200,000.
It was
decided at the last meeting to rule out discussions with the landlord to
reduce the burden on the public purse. Councillor Matthew Barber said,
“I proposed that when having discussions with our landlords we should
rule nothing out. This proposal was voted down, ruling out the
possibility that the building could be handed back to Lord Faringdon,
thereby saving the public up to £30,000 per year.”
Councillor
Barber continued, “The Town Council has committed itself to this course
of action, as far as it goes ahead I will do everything I can to make
the project viable, but at every opportunity I will remind the Council
of the huge burden this building places on the Town, and that an
alternative solution should be sought.”
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