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Post by iancransonsknees on Jun 26, 2024 20:17:04 GMT
Put all the infrastructure in and never connected it up. It's unlikely to work I believe as the investment to get a return will be astronomical. As ever a complete lack of joined up thinking. They ripped Station Road and College Road up as part of the pipeline install then reinstated it. 2 years later they're ripping it all up again for a bus route and some shambolic public realm works. But none of gets reported so nobody gives a fuck and nobody gets held to account. I persistently ask Abbie Brown about it on Twitter every time she spouted about the goods yard, in the end she made it unable to reply to what she tweeted. I well remember the previous Leek Rd nightmare, there's another one now outside the Uni car park. At least I had some idea what was going on with the first one and had hope it was for the greater good 🤦 College rd outside Hanley Park has been a mess for months, outside the station is chaotic and I now avoid Leek Rd beyond the Joiners Square roundabout. It seems very arrogant to me to not at least put some signs up explaining to the poor buggers sat wasting their time why it is they're there. Any idea why the heat network couldn't be connected? I just don't think it was feasible in the end, it's a case of led down the garden path maybe. They'll say it's operational when the goods yard opens but it'll just be running off the gas back up system I imagine. Not really what was intended.
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Post by elystokie on Jun 26, 2024 20:31:12 GMT
I well remember the previous Leek Rd nightmare, there's another one now outside the Uni car park. At least I had some idea what was going on with the first one and had hope it was for the greater good 🤦 College rd outside Hanley Park has been a mess for months, outside the station is chaotic and I now avoid Leek Rd beyond the Joiners Square roundabout. It seems very arrogant to me to not at least put some signs up explaining to the poor buggers sat wasting their time why it is they're there. Any idea why the heat network couldn't be connected? I just don't think it was feasible in the end, it's a case of led down the garden path maybe. They'll say it's operational when the goods yard opens but it'll just be running off the gas back up system I imagine. Not really what was intended. That's one expensive path ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/vEIFeJPtIIq1awrUd6zP.gif)
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jun 26, 2024 20:56:51 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 26, 2024 20:58:42 GMT
All have been bad and Labour have not had as much total control as you suggest if you look at the history.And we all know who has dished out the pittance of money to our council to spend .Yes the government,which has predominantly been tory forever. The city has also lost out on European grants and funds as Stoke was classed as an Impoverished area. Well done Brexit (reform ) voters. ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/84w9NwSsj6YY9VWeECaY.gif) Who’s distributed the money to build totally unnecessary car parks? I honestly don’t know so would appreciate someone telling me Anyone
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jun 26, 2024 21:09:09 GMT
Who’s distributed the money to build totally unnecessary car parks? I honestly don’t know so would appreciate someone telling me Anyone I may be wrong but I believe the council was under Tory control at the point the car parks were built. It's only been back under Labour control following the local elections. Happy to be corrected though, I don't live in Stoke anymore so not as close as others.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 26, 2024 21:22:54 GMT
I may be wrong but I believe the council was under Tory control at the point the car parks were built. It's only been back under Labour control following the local elections. Happy to be corrected though, I don't live in Stoke anymore so not as close as others. Thanks Mr Rave, anyone else confirm this?
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jun 27, 2024 5:09:25 GMT
I may be wrong but I believe the council was under Tory control at the point the car parks were built. It's only been back under Labour control following the local elections. Happy to be corrected though, I don't live in Stoke anymore so not as close as others. Thanks Mr Rave, anyone else confirm this? It'd probably have been developed by the independent/Tory coalition and either signed off by them or maybe just the Tories when they took overall control.
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Post by elystokie on Jun 27, 2024 6:26:51 GMT
Thanks Mr Rave, anyone else confirm this? It'd probably have been developed by the independent/Tory coalition and either signed off by them or maybe just the Tories when they took overall control. That's my memory of it too. Whoever gets in should have this investigated independently, something about it doesn't seem to add up.
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Post by Veritas on Jun 27, 2024 7:18:40 GMT
Thanks Mr Rave, anyone else confirm this? It'd probably have been developed by the independent/Tory coalition and either signed off by them or maybe just the Tories when they took overall control. Yes that was the case
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