THE Swan Hotel in York which was housing a colourful band of squatters is now empty again (May 20).
However, it seems the owners of the hotel have been ripping off other taxpayers in York by claiming it was uninhabitable when it clearly wasn't.
City of York Council should now make a claim for backdated business rates and use the money to invest in sporting facilities in York.
This way York City FC will get their new ground and the athletes a new running track without any burden on existing council budgets.
T Wills,
Vyner Street, York.
Updated: 10:21 Friday, May 23, 2003
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