Cabinet will not revisit community stadium plans (From York Press)
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Cabinet will not revisit community stadium plans
8:41pm Monday 19th November 2012 in News
A COUNCIL committee has decided that cabinet should not be asked to re-examine plans for the community stadium project.
Couns Ian Gillies, Mark Warters and Dave Taylor had “called in” the cabinet’s decision on the community stadium scheme at Monks Cross, but following a heated meeting this evening, the Corporate and Scrutiny Management Committee decided against asking cabinet to revisit its decisions.
The councillors had questioned a £450,000 rise in the cost of delivering York’s community stadium scheme as well as its agreement to offer GLL – the current operators of Huntington Stadium, Waterworld and Courtney’s gym – a period of reduced rent.
Speaking after the meeting, Coun James Alexander, the leader of the council, said he was glad there would be no added delay to the project.
Comments(6)
speaks99
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12:05pm Tue 20 Nov 12
meme wrote:No - actually its costing exactly the same as specified in the original budget. Its a reallocation of how those cost are going to be spent.
What a suprise its costing more to rescue York City FC
Want to bet anyone there will be more revelations on costs for the taxpayer in the future as CoYC could not run the traditional boys night out in a brewery successfully and on budget
Its not a "rescue package" for York City. Its a rescue package for York sports. Huntington Stadium is pretty much condemned so that the RL team and the athletics who need somewhere to play, and then its also a home for YCFC.
It's a sad sad person indeed who bemoans a city the size of York any competitive sport to watch. Plus you conveniently forget to mention that the majority of funds aren't from the taxpayers pockets but the developers who are building the thing.
dsom73
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1:46pm Tue 20 Nov 12
meme
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4:32pm Tue 20 Nov 12
I repeat this will not be the last cost overun here and it is a package to save YCfc. I cannot see where the sporting community facilies are on site
J Guildford was not keen for this to hapen and the reason the stadium is wrecked is because CoYC did not invest in it
Lets see how long it takes before there is another rescue package called for to be funded by the ratepayers?
York1900
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5:23pm Tue 20 Nov 12
Were the builders find ways that they can not deliver the Community stadium now they have there planing for the stores and shops
speaks99
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6:11pm Tue 20 Nov 12
You are also aware of GLL making losses and threatening to pull out at the end of their contract? Where would the Knights be if the council hadn't reduced the costs to GLL?
The stadium is a community asset. The 3G playing pitches will be a community owned asset. The athletics facility will be a community asset. The NHS facility will be a community asset.
Guildford may not have been keen on the whole thing but where would he be when there was no operator to run Huntington Stadium. No Athletics partners at Huntington Stadium because they were unfit for purpose. Dont for one second think that the Knights wont be in the **** if this doesn't go ahead.
meme says...
10:34am Tue 20 Nov 12
Want to bet anyone there will be more revelations on costs for the taxpayer in the future as CoYC could not run the traditional boys night out in a brewery successfully and on budget