tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716596.post1043062572052706264..comments2009-03-24T19:31:10.292ZDJPnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716596.post-3811510402456875342009-03-24T19:31:00.000Z2009-03-24T19:31:00.000ZIf the council wants to fund the development of the town hall then selling the heritage centre isn't the way forward. This is becuase it's a huge risk, the buildings might not sell in the present economic situation and there are plenty of other premesis empty in town. There are also better alternatives. You can't build a development projects cornerstone on that uncertainty. A better way would be for the Civic Society to put in a proposal to puschase the building and develop it so that it meets the demands of a 21st century audience, a good plan would see the centre remain in public, but charitable hands, but not cost a penny on the precept in fact it would probably make a surplus in a creatively managed context. Uttoxeter could then have further space in the Town Hall to showcase our understated heritage, a heritage which holds the key to Uttoxeters future.And what happened to all the money in the Townscape initiative? Did Burton bag it all in the end?Dave Fortunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08615950380487757206noreply@blogger.com