10 February (Part 1) - Belvedere Splash Park. The plug is pulled
The systematic destruction of the borough by Council Leader Teresa O’Neill
continues, most of it can be traced back to her decision to attempt to make
Bexley a sleepy backwater and turn her back on growth. Now we are paying the
price for protecting her Brampton ward, children and all.
The OBE’s (Official Bexley Eradicator) fellow Luddite (pictured) and highest paid councillor in London, Councillor
Gareth Bacon, now expects you to promote him within the GLA at the forthcoming election.
He is already a Londonwide member, now he aspires to represent Bexley and Bromley.
Last night’s People Scrutiny meeting was a particularly boring affair despite
the best efforts of Chairman Councillor James Hunt. The sound quality in my
little corner was abysmal so I gave up trying to listen and hoped that my
recorder might be doing a better job than the ear ‘oles. I spent the time
reading the Agenda from end to end and in it found the little gems shown below.
The volunteer Splash Park campaign group never stood a chance. Bexley council set such a
high hurdle in such a short time frame that there was no chance of raising the
huge sums involved or even getting together a business plan. Never make the
mistake of believing that an offer put forward by Bexley Council is genuine.
There
was a business proposal advocated by Anna Firth the Conservative Erith & Thamesmead General Election candidate about
which no information was ever forthcoming but it would appear that it too has hit the buffers.
There will be no replacement Splash Park.
I am not sure what private funding of a new playground means, Councillor Alex
Sawyer when he was Cabinet Member for Public Realm offered that.
No doubt more information will come out at the Cabinet meeting but the answer
will be the same. Bexley Council has successfully killed the 100 year old water feature.
