We the undersigned petition Sheffield City Council to reconsider the proposal to spend approx. pound;13 million of tax payers' money on poorly designed sub-standard cladding on maisonettes on the Hanover and Landsdowne Estates, while cutting maintenance services and leaving broken pipes, leaking gutters, blocked rubbish chutes, poor cleaning and other repairs undone.
The proposed cost to leaseholders, who bought their maisonettes through the Right To Buy scheme, is pound;13,000 per home and will force people into poverty and debt.
We ask Sheffield City Council to re-evaluate the actual benefits and reasonable costs to taxpayers and leaseholders of this scheme, and to consider the real needs of the tenants and residents, the high profile city centre location and the unique opportunity to make a showpiece for the city, through effective consultation and capped costs.
I have spent this week speaking with neighbors who are terrified that these costs will force them out of the homes they worked years to buy. The council continues to ignore the leaking pipes and broken chutes in our hallways while pushing ahead with a project that nobody here can afford. My next step is taking these concerns directly to the housing committee to demand that they look at the reality inside our estates.
June 6, 2009
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that I am not the only one terrified by these costs. It gives me real hope that the council will finally have to look at the people behind these numbers instead of ignoring our practical needs.
6 Comments
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Paul Lund
17 years ago
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13 grand is a years wages for some. they need to cap these costs now.
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Mark Bello
17 years ago
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Ridiculous. they cant even bother to fix the leaking gutters or clear the chutes but they have millions for this eyesore cladding. prioritize the basics first for once.
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David Stevens
17 years ago
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SHEFFIELD COUNCIL WAKE UP! dont force leaseholders into poverty for a project nobody asked for.
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Sarah Holmes
17 years ago
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13k is absolutely extortionate. i bought my place fair and square and now the council wants to bleed me dry for work i didnt even ask for
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Gemma Nguyen
17 years ago
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the state of the landings is embarrassing as it is. fix the actual building problems instead of wasting cash on cladding that looks cheap anyway.
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Linda Lowe
17 years ago
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This is going to ruin families. please rethink this plan before people lose their homes.
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We the undersigned petition Sheffield City Council to reconsider the proposal to spend approx. pound;13 million of tax payers' money on poorly designed sub-standard cladding on maisonettes on the Hanover and Landsdowne Estates, while cutting maintenance services and leaving broken pipes, leaking gutters, blocked rubbish chutes, poor cleaning and other repairs undone.
The proposed cost to leaseholders, who bought their maisonettes through the Right To Buy scheme, is pound;13,000 per home and will force people into poverty and debt.
We ask Sheffield City Council to re-evaluate the actual benefits and reasonable costs to taxpayers and leaseholders of this scheme, and to consider the real needs of the tenants and residents, the high profile city centre location and the unique opportunity to make a showpiece for the city, through effective consultation and capped costs.
I have spent this week speaking with neighbors who are terrified that these costs will force them out of the homes they worked years to buy. The council continues to ignore the leaking pipes and broken chutes in our hallways while pushing ahead with a project that nobody here can afford. My next step is taking these concerns directly to the housing committee to demand that they look at the reality inside our estates.
June 6, 2009
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that I am not the only one terrified by these costs. It gives me real hope that the council will finally have to look at the people behind these numbers instead of ignoring our practical needs.
6 Comments
P
Paul Lund
17 years ago
Featured
13 grand is a years wages for some. they need to cap these costs now.
M
Mark Bello
17 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. they cant even bother to fix the leaking gutters or clear the chutes but they have millions for this eyesore cladding. prioritize the basics first for once.
D
David Stevens
17 years ago
Featured
SHEFFIELD COUNCIL WAKE UP! dont force leaseholders into poverty for a project nobody asked for.
S
Sarah Holmes
17 years ago
Featured
13k is absolutely extortionate. i bought my place fair and square and now the council wants to bleed me dry for work i didnt even ask for
G
Gemma Nguyen
17 years ago
Featured
the state of the landings is embarrassing as it is. fix the actual building problems instead of wasting cash on cladding that looks cheap anyway.
L
Linda Lowe
17 years ago
Featured
This is going to ruin families. please rethink this plan before people lose their homes.
13 grand is a years wages for some. they need to cap these costs now.