The council has officially pulled the plug on the project. Our tax money is finally safe from this vanity scheme.
November 30, 2018
Final supporters
ASK OUR COUNCILS TO STOP DIVERTING "NEW HOMES BONUS" TO NORTH ESSEX GARDEN COMMUNITIES VANITY PROJECT.
Colchester, Braintree, Tendring and Essex councils have already diverted a combined £2m of New Homes Bonus / reserves to "North Essex Garden Communities Ltd", a company with no job to do.
Now they have been asked to supply a further £100,000 each. This has got to stop. The three garden communities were rejected by the inspector and, until a new plan is found sound, NEGC Ltd should be wound down. What is this money being spent on? Where is the transparency?
"North Essex Garden Communities" is an unpopular and risky vanity
project, which ignores local people. We should not be wasting any more
of local residents money on it.
What is NEGC Ltd?
It is a 'delivery vehicle' which was set up to build 42,000 homes in the three garden towns which have now been thrown out by the inspector. The Inspector estimated that it will take two or three years to carry out the work needed on a new plan. NEGC Ltd therefore has nothing to deliver.
NEGC has five directors: John Spence (ECC), Graham Butland (Braintree's Leader), Neil Stock (Tendring's Leader), Tim Young (Colchester's Deputy Leader) and Richard Bayley (Managing Director). This is their press release: https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cbc-article/?ca...
The decision about whether to send a further £100,000 to NEGC Ltd will be made at cabinet meetings in November and December. Please sign to say no more money to NEGC.
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Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 21, 2018
November 16, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. Local councils can no longer pretend this project has public backing.
Reached 100 supporters
November 14, 2018
480 Comments
When our Councils are complaining that on going Conservative austerity measures are having detrimental effects on the emergency services, schools, road repairs and care for the elderly they have no right to squander £100,000 on failed garden projects.
I live in Marks Tey and have had to stop cycling as the A120 is so congested and dangerous for a cyclist....those I see cycling now are on the footway. The road is often at a stand still due to traffic volumes. This will be impossible due to extra houses
Waste of money. The directors are not being held to account with a lack of independent board members, conflicts of interest with the political representatives and NECG’s shareholders are taking liberties with their constituents (our) money.
ECC are being totally opaque about the £4m spent so far on developing the NEGC and now they are asking for more money. Show us the books and demonstrate how tax payers money has been spent so far and how they plan to spend these additional fund.
to subsidise a developer from council tax payers only to see extortionate prices being demanded by the developer for their houses is totally unacceptable. Generations to come will curse us for allowing valuable agricultural land to be covered by concrete etc.
Tax payers money misused and abused
Our beautiful county is being totally ruined
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The council has officially pulled the plug on the project. Our tax money is finally safe from this vanity scheme.
November 30, 2018
Final supporters
ASK OUR COUNCILS TO STOP DIVERTING "NEW HOMES BONUS" TO NORTH ESSEX GARDEN COMMUNITIES VANITY PROJECT.
Colchester, Braintree, Tendring and Essex councils have already diverted a combined £2m of New Homes Bonus / reserves to "North Essex Garden Communities Ltd", a company with no job to do.
Now they have been asked to supply a further £100,000 each. This has got to stop. The three garden communities were rejected by the inspector and, until a new plan is found sound, NEGC Ltd should be wound down. What is this money being spent on? Where is the transparency?
"North Essex Garden Communities" is an unpopular and risky vanity
project, which ignores local people. We should not be wasting any more
of local residents money on it.
What is NEGC Ltd?
It is a 'delivery vehicle' which was set up to build 42,000 homes in the three garden towns which have now been thrown out by the inspector. The Inspector estimated that it will take two or three years to carry out the work needed on a new plan. NEGC Ltd therefore has nothing to deliver.
NEGC has five directors: John Spence (ECC), Graham Butland (Braintree's Leader), Neil Stock (Tendring's Leader), Tim Young (Colchester's Deputy Leader) and Richard Bayley (Managing Director). This is their press release: https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cbc-article/?ca...
The decision about whether to send a further £100,000 to NEGC Ltd will be made at cabinet meetings in November and December. Please sign to say no more money to NEGC.
WWW.CAUSE4LIVINGESSEX.COM
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 21, 2018
November 16, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. Local councils can no longer pretend this project has public backing.
Reached 100 supporters
November 14, 2018
480 Comments
Colchester BC should focus their attention and my taxes on preserving and rebuilding the town of Colchester as a thriving residential and commercial centre for the surrounding local community - and not on building a new dormitory town for commuters.
When our Councils are complaining that on going Conservative austerity measures are having detrimental effects on the emergency services, schools, road repairs and care for the elderly they have no right to squander £100,000 on failed garden projects.
I live in Marks Tey and have had to stop cycling as the A120 is so congested and dangerous for a cyclist....those I see cycling now are on the footway. The road is often at a stand still due to traffic volumes. This will be impossible due to extra houses
Waste of money. The directors are not being held to account with a lack of independent board members, conflicts of interest with the political representatives and NECG’s shareholders are taking liberties with their constituents (our) money.
ECC are being totally opaque about the £4m spent so far on developing the NEGC and now they are asking for more money. Show us the books and demonstrate how tax payers money has been spent so far and how they plan to spend these additional fund.
to subsidise a developer from council tax payers only to see extortionate prices being demanded by the developer for their houses is totally unacceptable. Generations to come will curse us for allowing valuable agricultural land to be covered by concrete etc.
Tax payers money misused and abused
Our beautiful county is being totally ruined
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Colchester BC should focus their attention and my taxes on preserving and rebuilding the town of Colchester as a thriving residential and commercial centre for the surrounding local community - and not on building a new dormitory town for commuters.