Friday, 24 August 2012
As expected the Echo gets the story
At least give me the credit for predicting that the sensible management approach to determining whether or not the current office provision for the two Councils is fit for purpose would be leaked to the press. Sure enough there it is in the headlines and couched in such a way as to create disharmony in our community. Those Councillors responsible have done a grand job of demonstrating to the public that in fact prudent Conservative financial management is at play linked to the determination to provide exemplary service to our community. No merger but shared service, no absorption by either Council just clear and steadfast management necessary in these austere times to ensure both communities get the service our residents deserve. Those who consider that by sticking their heads in the sand the problems before us will somehow disappear are sadly misguided; they would be better employed working to bring harmony to the partnership on behalf of their community, for I fear if they do not their electorate will see through their vacuous rhetoric. Sadly I do not see that happening, head in the sand appears so much more comfortable to them.
Interesting times when strategy meets culture.
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With the greatest of respect Mr Nottage, I dont think it would take much for people to misinterpret the article however it was written. You have to accept that the people of Christchurch are still getting used the fact that we are having to share services with East Dorset - for this new development to come to light, is only going to upset people further and raise more questions and fuel more rumours. Alot of the familiar names and faces that were linked to the Council have now gone and people with no real links to the town (and it some cases limited knowledge) are now at the healm. Christchurch is, in alot of respects, very set in its ways and doesnt like change. And why should it? The townsfolk like living where time is pleasant, even though the financial climate and contributing factors have changed that somewhat to where time is bearable. At the end of the day, any group of people speaking and making decisions for the town are in the public eye and therefore subject to ridicule however right or wrong the decisions may be for the town/district at the time. Such is life, sadly, but it goes hand in hand with the job.
Thank you for this comment, my point is that you cannot criticise a management for carefully scrutinising all it's assets including those of the built form to ensure they are fit for purpose now and in the future, affordable in that they do not present a liability to the tax payer and give facilities commensurate with the Councils responsibility to deliver services within it's scope to the community. That is what is happening. The Ch Ex described this process to the members by letter as he has every right to do and one of the members(not a Conservative) for his own ends leaked it to the press so that they could beef it up as something which was going to happen tomorrow.
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