manxchatterbox Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 To "improve the environment" houses to have off-street parking by way of new block paving areas...Is this so? How much is that going to cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localyokel Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 To "improve the environment" houses to have off-street parking by way of new block paving areas...Is this so? How much is that going to cost? You seem to be asking for news rather than posting news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haX0red_Account Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 tip of the iceberg...these schemes are all run like private developments with taxpayer bankrolling 50% overruns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 little whispers...no smoke without fire...etc... flush out the truth...more spending being dressed up as "environmental improvement scheme" makes it sound socially responsible and needed..but is it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Talk like yoda Manxchatterbox does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localyokel Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 little whispers...no smoke without fire...etc... flush out the truth...more spending being dressed up as "environmental improvement scheme" makes it sound socially responsible and needed..but is it?? I have this vision in my mind of this development in 10 years time. Lovely flagstones paving drives all around the Island, and all the iron railings robbed and sold for scrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallybug Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 tip of the iceberg...these schemes are all run like private developments with taxpayer bankrolling 50% overruns... Do you mean Douglas Corporation rate payers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 As the Spring Valley estate was built at a time when few people - let alone those in council houses - had their own cars, it isn't surprising that it's become necessary to update them to deal with current social trends. Anything that enables or encourages off-road parking should surely be welcomed - even if it does put and extra penny or so on the rates. To be honest, I'd like to see the scheme extended wherever possible and, in the case of new developments, that enough space for at least two cars was provided, off-road, for each dwelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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