'Revulsion' over civic centre plan
MY SENTINEL has just arrived and I have not even turned to page two before wishing to declare my revulsion at a glimpse of the proposed first part of the civic centre.
The picture is insipid and suggests an unnecessary expensive design.
I consider the design inspiration being based on Clarice Cliff to be both weak in itself and, more particularly, an insult to Clarice Cliff.
She is renowned through out the ceramic industry and the antique world for the Art Deco designs she produced, and I see no comparison between her work and the designers' proposed elevations.
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As a professional member of the construction industry, I find it intriguing that construction is expected to commence in April 2013. It would suggest to me that the pre-construction preparation work has been rushed.
Such actions are likely to finish up costing the local authority, and therefore the city residents, unnecessary additional expenditure.
It is not only elephants which have memories, and the voting box may be the way to change direction.
KEITH O'BRIEN CAMPBELL
Barlaston
Comments
by I_Norris
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 5:33PM
“Stan are you forgetting November 15th Staffordhire vote may count then, some may already be voting against just cause Cllr Garner is a Stokie do you need add fuel to the fire ?
Plus as our LEP partner shouldn't we be showing them some respect, they may not be too happy seeing their partner chuckin money around on Folies.”
by I_Norris
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 5:30PM
“stan where you get those fiqures from?
looking at Gov website "Local Government Finance Settlement 2011/12" http://tinyurl.com/cz4vftw trying to see where you get 8% cuts for stoke & 2% for Stafford http://tinyurl.com/c94skaq
Formula Grant
2010/11 2011/12 % change
Staffordshire 200,000,000 174,000,000 13.00%
Stoke on Trent 143,000,000 130,000,000 9.09%”
by Stan_Byerman
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 12:11PM
“Yeah well happy voting Keith!
As you live in Staffordshire your vote will matter in the county elections. It won't make a blind bit of difference to Stoke-on-Trent.
Keep your mind on the county of Staffordshire where the coalition looks after its own. Staffs had just 2.3% cut as opposed to Stoke's 8.1% - where's the fairness in that?”