Having recently returned from the daily Pothole Slalom around the city I was pleased to see the local council have decided to implement my recent suggestion to twin Winchester with ROAD CLOSED. They are advertising it everywhere!
On the pothole front the situation is getting out of hand, especially on the Pitt roundabout. The councils of both Winchester and Hampshire are forever pleading poverty.
However I read in the Chronicle that the intention is to spend A £2.7 MILLION on the vanity project that is carbon emission reduction - on the Arc! Firstly it is not going to make an iota of difference to saving the planet and secondly it is money that is desperately needed in other areas.
The problem with councils is that it's not their own money they are spending , so they lack the prudence you or I would have on a household budget. How much did they spend on the "group of experts ?". Close to six figures I would think - if not , do tell us.
As with the present government , the council seems to have people in charge of the finances who have no understanding of business. Take some independent advice and stop this total waste of OUR money now.
Yours sincerely,
Ted Hart
May Tree Close
Winchester
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